How will future readers perceive our written words? What would a time capsule of written text from the last hundred years look like? Would it tell a tale of truth versus deception, inspiration versus surrender, or clarity versus confusion? If the contemporary literature quotes shown below were included in the time capsule, how do you …
Our son used to tell his friends, when he was of school age, that he seldom visited our local library because he could usually find what he needed at home. I’m afraid that’s still true. We have 14 bookcases of the six-foot-tall variety, all of them overflowing. But it’s the books and magazines on the …
Have you thought about joining a writing community, or recently joined such a group? The success of that experience depends not only on the group’s expectations and your own, but also in the ways that you and group members participate—in other words, group dynamics. This post discusses writing community expectations, group dynamics, critique groups, and …
You love to journal, blog, or have an idea for a book that has bubbled to the surface. You’ve made some progress, but you find yourself starting and stopping, starting and backtracking, or you have lots of starts, but few finished pieces. Like me, you may have long gaps between one piece of writing and …