We have high standards. We want our writing and our work to be the best it can be. But sometimes, I sit ruminating a post, plot problem, or idea hoping it will become clear in my mind, so I can get it just right. I wouldn’t say “perfect” out loud,...
Hi friends! Today I am over at The Write Practice with a post on the best way to practice. If you’ve ever felt like you spend more time reading about writing or learning about writing than ACTUALLY writing, this one might be for you. Stop by and say hello, and...
I’m over at The Write Practice today on Three Quick Ways to Improve Beginnings and Endings. My students get frustrated sometimes in rewriting their stories, especially the beginnings and endings. They want the first draft to be the final draft, but professional...
Do you ever skip a day of writing and turn around to find you haven’t written in a week or more? Today I’m over at The Write Practice talking about slumps and seasons. It happens to the best of us. Would love for you to come by and tell me what helps you...
I have two reasons for poetry in honor of National Poetry Month: Slow Down Reading poetry forces us to slow down, pay attention, and connect with our world. To read poetry well, we have to listen carefully, submerse ourselves in the words, swim awhile in the emotion,...
