What If You Want to Write About Your Travels?

Imagine that you were given a free ticket to travel to the one place you’d always wanted to see. All expenses would be paid. The only stipulation was this: you had to write a magazine article about that place when you returned. If that opportunity appeals to your imagination, you probably have some place in... Read More

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August 8, 2023

Another Writer’s Response: Noel Eichman-Dorr

Because she and I taught together at the Community College in rooms almost across from each other, we shared many thoughts about writers we appreciated as well as issues regarding what she and I wrote. Although Ms. Eichman-Dorr and I discussed writing a book together, we never had a chance to bring that idea to... Read More

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June 22, 2023

Questions I’ve Asked Writers to Answer

Chances are you’ve known a writer who you appreciate, a writer who, if you could, you’d like to ask about their writing. Fortunately, I have a friend who is a published poet, a fine writer who teaches doctoral students in creative writing at the Union Institute and University. For too brief a time, Dr. Carol... Read More

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May 24, 2023

How Often Have I Heard, “I Want to Write a Poem but…”?

If you’re someone who won’t try to write a poem when you feel like you want to, you’re not alone. Among the many reasons that block you from becoming even a novice poet, the most common is that you don’t know how to begin. You’re frustrated because, although you’ve mentally gathered all your thoughts and... Read More

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April 26, 2023

Choosing Your Sentences: Simple, Compound, or Complex?

Consider this: if you know what you want to write regarding a particular feeling, thought, or event, how do you put it on paper to make it most clear and meaningful? Of course, the words you choose are critical; you must choose them carefully. But the question remains: how do you best use them to... Read More

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March 16, 2023

Fact or Fiction

Before you begin writing, you may want to focus on your list of ideas. Ideas you may have decided are excellent topics. In fact, some of those ideas may serve as shorthand reminders regarding incidents you’re certain are worth developing into a short story or a novel. As excited as you are about beginning, you’ve... Read More

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February 24, 2023

Getting Started

Often, I’m asked to write biographies for people who have led interesting lives. Their desire to share their life stories leads them to mention an experience that was a milestone, something so unique that, in their opinion, everyone would be interested in reading about it. I never disagree. But, also, I never write their story... Read More

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January 25, 2023

What Does a Writer Look Like?

Imagine your boss assigns you an unusual task. You have an important selection to make. That’s why you’re led into a room and seated behind a one-way glass panel. On the other side of the glass is a six-person lineup like ones you’ve seen on detective shows. One of six is a writer. And your... Read More

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What If You Want to Write About Your Travels?

Another Writer’s Response: Noel Eichman-Dorr

Questions I’ve Asked Writers to Answer

How Often Have I Heard, “I Want to Write a Poem but…”?

Choosing Your Sentences: Simple, Compound, or Complex?

Fact or Fiction

Getting Started

What Does a Writer Look Like?

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