Are You Cut Out to be a Writer?
TweetI want to share another excerpt from my book, Polish and Publish. It’s about whether or not you have the temperament—and interests—to be a writer. How many times have you heard someone say, “I’ve...
View ArticleTell Me a Story
TweetIn a previous post, I wrote that a “memoir is a story.” Here’s what I meant. When you’re writing a memoir, or doing most types of creative writing for that matter, you’re not just presenting a...
View ArticleTell Me a Better Story
TweetAs creative writers, we want to create stories—not reports. We know a story when we hear or read one, but sometimes it evades us when we’re writing, especially when we’re writing nonfiction, like...
View ArticleMemoir Writing: One Important Element
TweetA critical building block of your memoir should be emotion. This can be particularly difficult for boomers and seniors to incorporate in their life stories. Although many have an urge to tell...
View ArticleYou Don’t Have to Write Every Day to be Successful
TweetThere. I’ve said it. You don’t have to write every day! I should know. I published my first articles and essays, and drafted dozens of pages of my memoirs while being employed in one of those jobs...
View ArticleHow Does a Mother of 5 Find Time to Write?
TweetI met Darah Zeledon, the Warrior Mom, through one of the LinkedIn groups for writers that she and I both belong to. She’d posted an essay she’d written; I loved it, so I contacted her to tell her...
View ArticleIt’s Never Too Late to Start Writing
TweetHere’s an article I wrote about senior citizens writing—successfully. I hope you’ll enjoy it, especially those of you who thought it was too late! “Seniors Catch the Writing Bug”
View ArticleDon’t Submit Your Writing Yet—Please!
Tweet Whenever aspiring writers send me their “fantastic, soon-to-be-bestseller” to compliment, I cringe. They’ve put a ton of effort into their manuscripts. They’ve neglected their family and social...
View ArticleReasons Writing Gets Rejected
TweetMost writing fails to get published because of one main reason: The quality of the writing is weak. It’s flat, predictable, and uninteresting. It lacks depth and vitality. It doesn’t grab the...
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