Recently, a woman who had been in my classes a few years back found her way to me through a friend of hers who had a friend who had published…
Every now and then, it’s good to shake things up a bit and approach writing from a different vantage point. That’s what I’m doing this year with Writing Your Life…
Daily Writing Tips, a site loaded with grammar goodies and one that will send you a free grammar tip every day of the year, posted something that caught my eye…
A new anthology, Magic of Memoir: Inspiration for the Writing Journey, seeks submissions for publication in November and I thought many of you may be interested. The top 18-20 submissions…
Bill Bryson
The end of February brings two exciting opportunities for nonfiction lovers. First, Monday, February 22, head to the Warden Arena at Rollins College for Notes from All Over: An…
Compound words can be tricky. A compound word is a combination of two or more words that function as a single unit of meaning. Some compound words stand as two…
Maya Angelou said, “You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” The dictionary defines creativity as the ability to make new things or think of…
Learn how to write your own life story as you read a published memoir in my upcoming class, Read a Life Story, Write a Life Story, in the Rollins College…
You've written a great story. You described the people, set the stage, electrified the events, accomplished all the tasks you know are necessary to make your manuscript shine. But what…
The Legacy Project is accepting applications for its 16th annual Listen to a Life Essay Contest until March 25. To enter, a person ages 8-18 interviews someone older than 50…