Writing fails and writing successes
Major props to Cat H. Bradley for this idea 🙂 Yes, we fail at many things in our daily lives. …
Category Archives: Inspiration
What’s the hurry?
I’m slowly reading Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life, which I bought at the gift shop at Holy Island …
11 words for writers
More from Susan Sontag on writing from the esteemed Maria Popova at BrainPickings. Popova just started a “Midweek pick-me-up” email …
A most influential book, and a most influential teacher
This book showed up at my house a couple of weeks ago. It came from my friend John, who was …
What do you want to quit?
Photo Credit: Sheep”R”Us Flickr via Compfight cc. I’m sure alpaca farmers also feel pressure to be successful by the world’s …
Ek….what? Writing about art in nonfiction
In my MASS436 Specialized Writing class at MSU-Mankato on Monday, I introduced students to ekphrasis — writing about art. We …
How to tackle overwhelming projects
Photo Credit: pom.angers Flickr via Compfight cc. Some days feel like floodwaters that are out of control. Do you ever …
A writer’s challenge: Staying organized
I’ve been reorganizing my colossal mess of papers and boxes. My excuse is that I’m a writer — of course …
What’s your writing schedule?
Photo Credit: marcoverch Flickr via Compfight cc I created a writing schedule recently. I have found that I literally have …
3-Act structure for nonfiction (Part II)
A good narrative twists and turns, and something changes from beginning to end. Photo Credit: daveynin Flickr via Compfight cc …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 