Identify a writing space that inspires and stimulates your creativity. It could be a cozy corner in your home, a peaceful park bench, or a vibrant coffee shop. Experiment with different environments until you discover the one that ignites your writing muse. By creating a dedicated space, you ...
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If you invest the time in developing these skills and materials (oh, yes: I’m going to be giving you writing assignments), you will not only be able to pitch your work verbally; you will be able to talk about it like a pro AND transplant your pitch to your query letters. Don’t...
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Caridad Pineiro shares her thoughts on the writing life as well as tips for writers. Posted on January 29, 2025 Resolutions Check-In I know that some of you, like me, made resolutions and I’m wondering how you’re doing. I had made a list ...
Events include a keynote address from local publisher Laura Stanfill of Forest Avenue Press, workshops and panels for writers, events for children and families, Imagined Ink writing workshops for teens, and author readings. I’ll be doing a Nerviest Girl reading on Sunday 10/10 at 10am ...
(Guernica Editions, 2015), and a cowritten collection,A Beautiful Stone: poems and ululations(Radiant Press 2019). She facilitates a number of creative writing workshops and has been writer-in-residence at a St. Peter’s College facilitated retreat, Balfour Collegiate in Regina, and the Prince...
I was lucky to find a way of writing novels while bored in Boca Raton on a Wednesday night in February 2005. I got lucky when my friends convinced me to say yes to my own question and take a stage in New York City and tell a story about my life in July 2011. ...
I can’t guarantee that. The old saying is: “Everyone has a story,” but that doesn’t mean everyone can write a story. My mentor John Dufresne used to say—if you can do or be anything else but to be a writer—do it. I took many writing workshops and seminars, attended numerous...
Karen offerswriting workshopsfor all ages andreadings and book talks. She’s a freelancewriter and editorfor educational clients. She alsomentorswriters for kids and teens. Karen lives with her family in Toronto, on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinabeg and the tr...
social media was my outlet. But that wasn’t, and isn’t, enough. Social media, although it’s powerful, has slowly eaten away at the energy I might have used for journaling–and sometimes my energy for writing, period. And it’s not necessarily bringing me closer to my feelings: socia...