Creative Destruction for Writers: How to Write a Blackout Poem

List Poetry: A Prompt for the Listless

Admit it–sometimes you’d find it easier to pull out your own tooth than write a decent line…

When Writers Have Nothing To Say

Are you paying attention?

Creative Writing Rule #6 — Go From Bad to Worse

Foul Expression: Recognizing What Stinks in Poetry

Mining Your Memories: Brainstorming Techniques to Unlock the Writer’s Past

Creative Writing Rule #3: Show, don’t tell. (This one is a GENERAL rule–the kind that can be broken.)

Incantations: Using Words for Power and Transformation

Finding Stories — Training the Ear for Story and Voice

Creative Writing Rule #5: People, things, and places develop together.