Category: Philosophy of Writing

• 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.

• 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.

• Presentation: Maryland Writing Project Write-To-Learn

  This morning, I led a workshop on metacognition and daybooking. If you attended this morning’s workshop or are interested in… Read more.

• Is Brevity Replacing A Writer’s Sensibility?

  Writers are being forced to think too much these days (I think), and they are facing a danger that is… Read more.

• We Are Writing More Than Ever, Or Are We?

  On the surface, I should be really excited about this ever-evolving global explosion with writing. In fact, the statistics are… Read more.

• Stay in the stream?

  Distractions, distractions, distractions…. I am guilty of inviting them, these distractions. I interact with Facebook friends on an hourly basis… Read more.

• 2011/365/058: Write Anything

  Today marks my first post on Write Anything, an international website by writers, for writers helping people from all over… Read more.

• Gaining Experiences

  My friend recently returned from a trip to the west coast. Business carried him there, but his real mission was… Read more.

• Don’t Teach Me; Thrill Me

  One of the things that divides me as a writer (hence, the title of this blog) is how much–if at… Read more.

• SOMIRAC Presentation: Metajournaling

  Greetings, all (especially those who joined us today in Hunt Valley for the SOMIRAC Conference!): Here is a copy of… Read more.