Author: Rus VanWestervelt

• JUST ANNOUNCED: ONLINE MEMOIR WRITING GROUP FORMED.

  I have been interested in memoir writing all my life. I wrote my earliest pieces in sixth grade, thanks to… Read more.

• Sixteen Wishes for My 16-Year-Old Daughter

  On the occasion of my daughter’s sixteenth birthday, I decided to pen 16 wishes for her that, I hope, she… Read more.

• Traditional Publishing: Is It Still Possible?

  Kyle, a 19-year-old writer enrolled in a BA creative writing program at a local university, posed the following query on… Read more.

• Gettysburg Sunrise: First Themed Slide Show

  I am venturing into a new medium for sharing my photography: YouTube slide shows that feature my photos in specific… Read more.

• The Sweetness of Solitude

  What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual… Read more.

• First Day of Spring Brings Melancholy, Faith in Flowers

  On this first day of the vernal equinox, I find myself caught between the stunning and brilliant images of early… Read more.

• Are You Ready to Publish That Best Practice?

  This Summer, I will be teaching another graduate writing course at Towson University. The beauty of this course? It’s online,… Read more.

• 47: Oh, The Things I’ve Learned…

  Today is my 47th birthday.  I have been blessed with 17,166 days — opportunities — to experience and share life… Read more.

• Reflections On This New Day

  As the sun began to rise this morning, and I sat along the banks of the Loch Raven Reservoir taking… Read more.

• I Believe In You (and I need your help!)

  I Believe In You Originally Posted at http://linesoflove.org by Rus VanWestervelt on March 21, 2011 Readers: The following is a… Read more.