Mary Alice Long LICSW PhDPlayful WritingOne of the ways I like to jump start my writing is to pick up one of my journals dated 1989-present at random, open to any page, and begin…Jun 18, 2016Jun 18, 2016
Rachel ToalsonThere is a Grief That Comes at the End of All ProjectsIn ten days I will be done with another project.Sep 5, 2016Sep 5, 2016
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhDThe Floor is Open: Writer’s Notes as Side-by-Side Stories of MemoirAfter a long interlude I’m beginning anew this Sunday morning. I’m committing 3 hours of many mornings to come to writing memoir. With the…Sep 18, 2016Sep 18, 2016
Rachel ToalsonOn the Endless Possibilities of Writing What You KnowWe’ve all heard it before. There is this timeless advice that’s always given to writers. It sounds like this: Write what you know.Feb 7, 2017Feb 7, 2017
Rachel ToalsonOn the Myth that Writing Comes NaturallyI used to think that writing came naturally to me. When I was in high school I won all sorts of awards for my writing. When I became an…Jan 23, 2017A response icon4Jan 23, 2017A response icon4
Rachel ToalsonHow to Persevere When You Feel InvisibleLast week I shared about how my video show is celebrating one whole year of production. It started out much different than it is now, but…Jan 16, 2017A response icon2Jan 16, 2017A response icon2
Rachel ToalsonWhen You Celebrate a Year of InvisibilityThis week my video show, On My Shelf, is celebrating one year. If you were to look at followers and number of views and stats that all the…Jan 9, 2017Jan 9, 2017
Rachel ToalsonHow to Set and Smash a Ridiculously Impossible GoalLast year I made it my goal to write 2 million words. I made this goal back at the beginning of the year, when I was struggling to find…Jan 2, 2017Jan 2, 2017
Jessie KwakWhat I Learned in My Third Year of Freelance WritingWelcome to my annual review post, where I’m taking a look back at 2016 to see how I make a living writing. Read about Year 2 (2015) and…Dec 28, 2016A response icon2Dec 28, 2016A response icon2
Steve KettmannLessons on Writing From This Year’s Nobel WinnerThe news out of Stockholm last month was startling, no doubt: Rather than choosing a novelist for the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature (I was…Nov 17, 2016A response icon1Nov 17, 2016A response icon1
