There are many benefits of being part of a writing community. One important reward is the sense of belonging. You find yourself among others who care…Read more

Remember learning that “business” letters were to have a different format for the top area’s TO and FROM names and addresses? A personal letter had …Read more

Have you reflected on the timeline of the life you’ve lived so far?  A writing workshop I led in Sarasota, Florida, years ago, was titled, “You Liv…Read more

Ray Bradbury (one of the greatest American authors of all time) acknowledges that The Muse is not a fictional fleeting goddess dressed in ferns as de…Read more

“Book readers experienced a 20% reduction in risk of mortality over the 12 years of follow up compared to non-book readers…findings suggest that the …Read more

Don’t think of yourself as “a writer?” You may not have to spend your whole day word-smithing, but you do sometimes need to write things that others …Read more

As a former magazine columnist and regular article writer long before “blog” was even a word, there was somewhat of a learning curve to understand th…Read more

“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”                 —Elmore Leonard Self-editing techniques that I teach include reading over your written …Read more

Do you like to read a story with a twist? Good writing keeps you on your toes and, personally, I love surprises (benevolent ones, not jump-out-of-th…Read more