When I was in high school studying writers who were part of the canon at that time, I was struck by the fact that the women writers we learned about (the few women: Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, and Anne Sexton) … Continue reading →

I have been exploring useful writing sources, as you could probably tell last Friday, which focused on iTunes.  Here’s another source. Ever wish there was a magic toolbox to help you with your writing?  Well there is one, and it’s … Continue reading →

“I have found over the years that my work has more courage than I do.  It has more wisdom.  It teaches me, leads me places I never knew I was heading.  And it is about a new way of living, … Continue reading →

Recently, I wrote about writing to change the world (actually the title of Mary Pipher’s book), about using your writing – even fiction and poetry – to make people think, to share insights, to provide truths the best way we … Continue reading →

Writing in the first person can trap the writer into airing grievances.  When I taught writing I spent a lot of time trying to convince young writers that, while literature is an art, it is not a martial art – … Continue reading →

Check out my BookPleasure article, “Pace, Part 2.”

Mark your calendars for the Ninth Biennial Southern Women Writers Conference at Berry College in Rome, Georgia, this September 20-23, 2012. From their website:Since its inception in 1994, the Southern Women Writers Conference has been devoted to showcasing the works … Continue reading →

Good writing is often instinctive – if we get quiet enough, the poem or story seems to come through us, instead of being directed by us.  But how do you get to a point where that can happen?  We are … Continue reading →

As writers, one of the most difficult things we can do is to get rid of some of our writing.  We have completed the draft of our story; but as we cull through it, deciding what to keep and what … Continue reading →