Writing Advice

Thick Skin

Eventually, someone else will read your writing. Most of us who fancy ourselves writers will ask other people to read our words and tell...

I Wrote a Thing. Now What?

I wrote a book. An entire book! It’s been revised and is currently in the hands of beloved beta readers before being subjected to another...

Mind the Gap

Most of the requests I get for proofreading or editing assistance come from students. Undergraduate to graduate, they're all looking for...

I'm a Terrible Writer

Let me tell you why. Writer's are supposed to have these vast stores of imagination and inspiration, socked away for future reference, in...

Channeling Sisyphus...or GRIT and why it matters.

I recently read Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth. Man, let me tell you, I found myself nodding along with...

Vive la Différence!

I am fascinated by both etymology and philology. To see how words and their meanings change through time and use, and how those changes...

Just Tell The Story!

This week's discussion board in one of my MFA courses asked us to consider the "myths" of writing. The how-tos, the how-not-tos, which...