Habits and Techniques of Writers: Storytelling
Storytelling is not about conveying information. It’s about the joy of entering a world created by the storyteller, a world that can be entered and enjoyed as many times as the story is told well.
And whose story is worth telling? Everyone’s.
Habits and Techniques of Writers: Engagement
In the introduction to this series, I talked about the art of careful observation. This post is about engagement. When is a writer NOT engaged, in some way, in “writing”?
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Introducing Habits and Techniques of Writers: Observation
If anyone can be a writer, if writing is as natural as talking, then what is there to learn in a writing workshop? This new occasional column will explore some of the habits and techniques of writers.
Hulstrand’s Five Golden Rules of Editing
The five most important rules to follow when editing your work.
Ten Rules of the Road for Writing from the Heart
This is a distillation of the things I think it is most important to remember when writing from the heart. With thanks to Anne Lamott, Brenda Ueland, Julia Cameron, Robert Wolf, Nancy Slonim Aronie, and all the other mentors and guides who have influenced and encouraged me.
Some answers to the question “Why do we write?”
A few quotes about why people write from some of those who know best…
Some of my favorite quotes about literature
A few of my favorite quotes about literature.
Some Quotes about Writing
A few of my favorite quotes about writing and the writing process
Literary Quotes about Paris
A rich array of appetizers for the main course: Paris: A Literary Adventure!
My Favorite Quotes about Travel
“Travel should rub off Local Prejudices and provide an enlarged and impartial view of Men and Things” and some of my other favorite quotes about travel. Please feel free to share yours with me too!
Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road 