I received word last Friday that Eating an Elephant: Write Your Life One Bite at a Time is a finalist in the Global Ebook Awards competition. Yes! Winners will be…
At the First Saturday Writing Workshop a couple of days ago, I was reminded of the importance of writing our life stories in such a vivid way . I gave…
Hook 'em ... Your first sentence or two can make or break the story. It can entice your reader to keep going or convince him to go take a nap,…
Join us for Writing the Waves as we write and travel aboard the beautiful Royal Caribbean ship, the Freedom of the Seas, on May 12 - 19, 2013. …
USA Today recently came out with its list of top summer reads. The staff picked their favorites in a multitude of genres including beach reads, thrillers, mystery and suspense, politics,…
Picture this…crystal blue water, view of the horizon in every direction, azure skies with puffy white clouds, exotic destinations, scrumptious food, first class entertainment, fascinating people, time for adventure and…
I’ve never seen so much confusion, debate and misconception centered on one little item—the comma. Writing guides continue to produce pages and pages of text focused on how the comma…
Save the date--Saturday, July 21, 2012, 3:00 p.m. On that Saturday, an interview I taped last week will air on the Growing Bolder radio show on NPR affiliate station, WMFE, 90.7 FM. Growing…
All writers have blind spots. We have our pets—favorite words, clichés, overused phrases, excessive adverbs—that we read right over when reviewing our stories. So, what’s the big deal? I love…
Last week, a sleepless night got me to wondering what other people do when they can't sleep, so the Wednesday prompt asked just that.
What do you do when you can’t…