Reading the Road

Avid readers talk about how many books they read in a year. But there's another type of avid reader: someone who reads EVERYTHING. Sitting in a restaurant, they read the entire menu, every poster on the wall, each placard tucked between the salt and pepper shakers. I'm one of those avid readers. Which means I... Continue Reading →

Life as a Traveling Writer

Travel writers are a dime a dozen. Well, okay, maybe not *that* common. But when someone says they're a travel writer, they usually don't have to explain what it means, especially now with so many cable TV channels and hundreds of magazines devoted to travel. Travel writer implies they travel to various locations to write... Continue Reading →

Finding Time to Write

"I can't wait until I'm done with high school so I can spend more time writing," confessed several of the young writers I worked with some years ago in Ohio. They had been selected to participate in a week-long writing intensive at a state university. They were creative, avid writing nerds thrilled to have time... Continue Reading →

Pechaflickr

What better way to start a brand new blog that suggest a unique way to get that creative writing motor primed? To start it up with a blustery howl? "Pecha Kucha," a phenomenon that swept the professional world a few years ago, shook up otherwise boring PowerPoint presentations by demanding the presenter use just 20... Continue Reading →

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