Month: September 2021

Memoir writing is a way of stepping out of our skin and observing what goes on in our own minds. Every time we write in

It’s been said that the writer’s life can be a solitary one and it is true that many hours are passed alone in front of the

The purpose of writing is to create a tangible product—book, an essay, a short story or poem. But why do it? The process can be exhausting,

Once you have been through several drafts, you have revised, cut and cleaned up your story it is time to shape it. Here are some

Writing is one of those arts that we take for granted. We write emails, cards, grocery lists and text messages. Some of us write lengthier

Starting a project is always exciting and there is a lot of initial energy to keep you going because ideas are made of thin air.

What does it take to get your work published? In today’s world the opportunities for publishing your essays, short stories and poems are more abundant

One of the many challenges facing writers is learning to generate text; source material from which to craft an essay, an article or even a

One of the things that worries me most as a writer is making mistakes. Not the sort of mistake that is reasonable, like a typo

It is easy for new writers to assume that writing happens spontaneously. Inspiration can strike at any time and the all the writer must do is put pen

As writers it is important to have a large vocabulary; an arsenal of words to accurately describe events, feelings, scenes and ideas. But sometimes in

When you think about the craft of writing, what are the first images that come to mind? A typewriter, a computer, a pen and pad,