Ep 46: What’s the Big Idea?
Summary and Show Notes Episode #46: What’s the Big Idea? Whether you start writing and discover what you want to say as
Boorstin – I Write to Discover What I Think
Dani Shapiro, author of Still Writing, wrote “On Inquiry,” a short blog post in which she said she finally figured
Be a Better Writer
Writing Quote: Ursula Le Guin on training your mind’s ear to listen to your prose
If your mind’s ear isn’t trained to listen as you write—if you can’t hear the rhythm unfolding with ease or
#32: What’s the Thing You Really Want to Write…That Scares You?
Summary: Think of something you’ve really wanted to write…something that feels exciting to try, maybe a little risky to undertake…something
Writing Quotes: E. B. White on how a poem adds music
I often encourage my clients who write prose to play with poetry, because they hear the rhythm of words and learn
Writing Quotes: Marie Curie, be more curious about ideas
We can write and blog and think and talk about people, but if we find ourselves curious about ideas, we’ll
Take Your Play History
When I was about ten years old, I found a library book about creating habitats for salamanders, frogs, toads, turtles
#28: In This Season of Big Dreams, Take Time to Write Small
Summary: This is a time to dream up some big goals for 2016 and think about how you can expand your
When Africa Stopped By – A Thanksgiving Story
The taper candles burned low, dripping tiny wax circles onto our gold tablecloth. The turkey carcass sat in the pan
Bless, Address, or Press
[Note: The audio for episode 18 uses the word “assess” but the National Writing Project (NWP) used the word “address”
Offering Writing Input with the 6 to 1 Ratio (and Clicker Training for Writers)
Honest affirmation is kind of like clicker training for writers. It works especially well when you have the luxury of
Write Poetry from Art: Runaway (Andrew Wyeth, “Faraway,” 1952)
One of my creative writing professors gave the assignment to write poetry from art. It’s possible she was trying to introduce us to
How to Generate Ideas for Writing
Writing Hurdle 4—Lack of Ideas In a recent survey, writers ranked “lack of ideas” number four on their list of
The Writing Life Podcast – Episode 13: Multi-Sensory Writing
In this short podcast, I encourage writers to introduce at least three senses into their writing, whether they are working on fiction,
The Writing Life Podcast – Episode 11: Learn the Lingo
In this 4:16 podcast, I talk about importance of learning the vocabulary—the lingo—of the writing world. The following is
