‘You just have to fight your way through it’
It’s natural that we, as human beings, when we decide that we want something, we want it as soon as possible. Maybe it’s getting of debt and increasing our income; or maybe it’s acquiring a new skill, such as being able to speak a language, or...
What are your writing goals?
Maybe you have a writing assignment given to you by someone else–an interview with a local school board member, a review of the new Arcade Fire single, or a recap of a trip you took to Belize for the local Sunday paper. Or maybe you simply have a specific...
Memory is personal and always changing
Do you remember what you did last night? No, really, think about it. Can you run through exactly what happened, piece by intimate little piece? Maybe you can see it as clearly as the cup of coffee in front or you…or, maybe it’s already getting fuzzy. Now...
The power of storytelling
The more I read about how to improve one’s writing, the more I come back around to storytelling. It’s the heart and soul. Stories are everyone, just stop and think about it for a minute. When you get together with family friends, for instance, what...
Write what you want
As I’ve said before, we’re all writers to some degree or another. We write emails, we fill out applications or forms asking various questions, we review stuff on Yelp or Amazon. Many more spend hours at work crafting documents related to whatever business...About
What is your voice?