Writing is like weaving cloth then making a suit. Your first draft is the weave. You’ll end up with a huge, unwieldy thing. Then you start to cut it, and shape it, and add the button holes and pockets, the details that make it dazzling.
At the time, I’d been so scared that the phone had been shaking against my ear…
Reflect on the last few months in the company of great characters .
Welcome to our fifth session together, creating poetry inspired by our homes and the objects in them.
Welcome to our fourth session together, creating poetry inspired by our homes and the objects in them.
Welcome to our third session together, exploring poetry inspired by the objects in our homes.
Welcome to our second session together, creating poetry inspired by our homes and the objects in them.
We may be stuck indoors, but our imagination has no limits! Featuring FREE comp listings to try today.
I love my kids, and I love the positive mental health outcomes of getting some work done.
I had to work out ways to find pockets of time in which to think and write.
Here’s something I hear regularly at the beginning of any writing group I’m running: “When I try to write, it all comes out wrong. I can’t do it!” If that’s how you feel, please take heart. Your frustration is actually an encouraging sign. I’m currently working on an article. I’m on my seventh or …
