You may remember my big summer news:   After a particularly nasty fall, I underwent surgery to replace a very sad hip.   I couldn’t take m...

 Has this ever happened to you? You've invested hours, days, weeks of your precious reading time in the Novel of the Season. The writing...

  O nce upon a time, I had the good fortune to learn from the late  and oh, so wise award-winning author and teacher Richard Peck. When it...

HOW DO YOU APPROACH ENDINGS? I once walked a family member through the process of writing a eulogy. They were grief stricken by the loss but...

Howdy, Campers and Happy Poetry Friday! (The link to PF is below) Our topic this round is HOW DO YOU APPROACH ENDINGS ? How do we know the l...

Happy Poetry Friday ! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? See this page for info .)  Today we have a special treat for all our followers who a...

Hi, all! Today I'm wrapping up our series on the subject of Writing Prompts, which April kicked off in this post two months ago . It'...

 The term “prompt” is not a favorite of writers. I know it’s not a favorite of students. I don’t know if “journal writing” is still used by ...

I happen to agree with Esther when it comes to writing prompts . I’m not a great devotee of prompts.   We’ve all heard those success stories...