WHEN MY HUSBAND asked me to marry him, now so many years ago, he did not offer me a diamond ring. Nor did he offer me a ruby, emerald or any other precious or semi-precious stone fixed in a band. What … [Read more...] about How to Find Your Writing Voice
Best Practices for Writing, With David Leite and Marion Roach Smith
What are the best practices for writing? That will always depend on who you ask, of course. When David Leite and I asked one another for our best practices for writing, out came a list wrapped in some … [Read more...] about Best Practices for Writing, With David Leite and Marion Roach Smith
How to Write About Grief, With Jill Smolowe
Jill Smolowe knows how to write about many things. She spent 30 years as a foreign affairs writer for Time and Newsweek and a senior writer for People. Her articles have appeared in the Washington … [Read more...] about How to Write About Grief, With Jill Smolowe
What is Holding You Back as a Writer? Clue: Its Not Clutter
Clutter is not what is holding you back as a writer. Neither is it your mother, your father/the nuns/the second-grade teacher who told you writing has no value. Your job is not holding you back, nor … [Read more...] about What is Holding You Back as a Writer? Clue: Its Not Clutter
How to Get Started Writing A Book, With Asha Dornfest
Asha Dornfest is on the podcast talking about how to get started writing a book. And that's perfect, since she began her writing career in the early days of online writing and has kept up with every … [Read more...] about How to Get Started Writing A Book, With Asha Dornfest
Are Those Memoir Writing Metaphors Everywhere, Or Am I Just Plain Nuts?
THERE I WAS, TAKING off the summer. Or so I thought. I made the plans, I put up the notices, I told my clients and continued only one of my online memoir classes. This was to last for July and August, … [Read more...] about Are Those Memoir Writing Metaphors Everywhere, Or Am I Just Plain Nuts?