Wed, 06/10/2015 - 10:02
In my inaugural blog post for The Write Practice, I asked three key questions: who you are as a writer, where you’re going, and what you need. Today, on this first day of a bright new year,* I would like to invite you to make a commitment.
Wed, 06/10/2015 - 09:19
Respect Is the Writer's Bedrock
In this world swimming with scandal, corruption, injustice, and flat-out lies, it can be a little disheartening to exist at times, at least for those who've refused to get swept up in this churning river of mud. Even if you're not having to fight for your basic civil rights, you've no doubt felt the sting of disrespect, mistrust, or that little pinch of doubt as you signed on the dotted line of contract X or shook the hand of person Y, at some point in your life.
Sun, 04/12/2015 - 21:53
I wrote this post originally in November 2013 (wow, that's a century ago) for The Write Practice. People loved it (one writer even tried to emulate it on his own blog). And so, as with any popular blog one writes, it deserves another go.
Sun, 04/12/2015 - 20:41
Note: The original version of this post was first published on The Write Practice on September 1, 2013.
Rhetorical question: do you listen to music? What are the songs you keep coming back to savor, over and over again, no matter how “dated” they may be? Whatever your musical taste, there’s a reason to plug in those headphones—or turn on that hot new stereo system you just bought: music enriches your writing.
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