A Heap of Loafing: Why Writers Need Time
So, you’ve gone out into the world with your eyes open and your notebook in hand. You’ve noticed your breath hanging in the brisk, raw air, watched the chickadees flitting around the feeder you’re always forgetting to fill, listened to…
Weekly Writing Exercise: Creating Characters
Give them a beloved turtle. Give them a spouse with bone cancer. Give them a profound fear of the ocean. Give them a lucky sock. Make them interesting. You might find yourself creating characters that you’ll use later in your…
Fake It ‘Til You Make It: Learning to Value Yourself as a Writer
You are a writer, and what you write is deserving, is worthy, is worthwhile. Your writing matters. You may not believe this fully. You may have only a small, tremulous suspicion that your words, your ideas, are valuable, but nonetheless,…
