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“Connecting with other writers via Patricia’s provocative prompts broaden how I see and write about my world. So rewarding!” —Beverly Bailey, Free Seven-Day Writing Challenge Participant Once again, it’s time for Writing Your Life’s Free Seven-Day Writing Challenge. Beginning June 19, 2017, all those who register for this free online event will receive a prompt every day…

The editing tip for this month comes from master student, Brenda Krygowski. I first met Brenda at a Florida Writers Association event in Tampa a couple of years ago when she purchased two of my online editing programs. Since then, she has invested in herself and bought every online program I have available. Now, she's…

Try out this sample lesson called Quiet the Critic taken from one of my nine video coaching programs, including the next session–Style, Grammar, Punctuation, and More that begins Thursday, June 29th at 7:30 p.m. Then, use the comment box below and let me know what you think. Do you have a voice in your mind…

Patricia Lancaster and Vera Feyder at Rollins College for the American premiere of Feyder’s play No Deposit, No Return (Emballage perdu) in the Annie Russell Theatre in 1986. Patricia Lancaster, retired professor of French and humanities and administrator at Rollins College, is weeks away from seeing a seventeen-year-old dream realized. Patricia became interested in the work of…

Steffenie Widows lives by her mantra: Dream big! Go for it! A few years ago, she decided to travel the world. Today, she is writing a memoir about how the first trip that changed her life. We interviewed Steffenie and learned more about this determined writer and her journey towards completing her writing goals. WYL: Tell our…

I love lists. I love scratched-up lists, ones painted with rainbows of circles, check marks, and long lines crossing every item off, the paper wrinkled from the various directions I have folded it throughout the day. I enjoy my pot of gold at the end of such a list because I feel accomplished—my time spent purposely.…

In the last month or so, I’ve had the chance to get out from behind my desk and hold a couple of workshops with some amazing writers, which is my favorite things to do in the whole wide world. The Writers League of The Villages The Writers League of The Villages invited me to conduct two workshops…

Perhaps you have read the story about Lauren Blank, a teenager from Texas who shared on Twitter the story about her birthday present from her beloved grandfather. And what was this gift? It was three notebook-journals her grandfather had compiled, recording the moments they shared from the time she was two to five years old. Why…