Dross and Hero Stuff

Can we be brutally honest?  As a writer, you simply cannot be a nice person – […]

To Wiki or Not To Wiki

So before I started teaching writing, I was a Youth librarian.  And as everybody says, you […]

I’m Definitely NOT in a Story, Right?

Last month I talked about character self-awareness in the psychological sense. But today, I want to […]

Using Pinterest to Improve Your Writing

I’ll admit it.  I am a Pinterest addict, heading rapidly towards 10,000 pins.  I make some […]

Outlining and Road Trips

We went on a mini-road trip over the weekend, and that got me thinking about journeys, […]

Character Development and Development as a Writer

On Friday, we had a meeting with the new/returning  Work Study Employees for the kids/teen camps.  […]

Physical Description

So I thought I’d kick this off with a few of my favorite things. Bicycling into […]