By Barbara G. Francisco I know I can write. In school days, my star shone brighter than the others when the gauge was writing compositions and winning essay contests. But ten years after college, I am nowhere near the status that famous writers enjoy. More than a skill, writing is an art. It is unlike … Read more
By Mayra Calvani Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent. —C. G. Jung After a bad night of hardly any sleep, you’re sitting at the computer staring at the blank screen. You wonder if you’ll be able to do it—inish that article, short … Read more
By Sherryl Clark It’s a familiar complaint. Everything else seems to get in the way—family commitments, work, sports, the need to sleep—and nowhere is there time to sit down and write. People often say to me, “How do you find the time? You’re so prolific.” Well, no, ‘m not. A lot of the time I … Read more
By Jeanne M. Fielding 1,000 words a day or more? You’ve got to be kidding! As if writing a story wasn’t daunting enough, published writers have killed many a tree imparting the “writing is a discipline” mantra. You must commit to writing five gazillion words a day—no matter how long it takes you. My reply … Read more
By Laura Bell Let’s just get real for a second. There probably isn’t a way to get around them completely. As negative as this sounds, they are growing by leaps and bounds. The use of the Web in advertising writing jobs has just made it all that easier. Here is the latest one that I … Read more
By Laura Lee Carter Becoming a writer is made so much more interesting by menopause. Since I’m going through “the change”and changing everything else in my life (hair colors, houses, husbands, etc.), I decided to change careers too. Ask my new and unbelievably patient husband, Mike, who listens regularly to my sobbing fits in the … Read more
By Babs Halton It was a winter’s evening. I lay sprawled on the sheepskin rug in front of a log fire. “I want to be a writer,” I said. My husband sat in his leather armchair, pen poised over a crossword. “Do you know another word for ‘spiny anteater’?” Our youngest piped up. “I know, … Read more
By Mary Emma Allen Promoting Your Books At Writers’ Conferences When I mentioned to a colleague that I’d sold eight of my writers’ resource books and another on Alzheimer’s at a writers’ conference, she remarked that she didn’t know writers could do that. It all depends on the conference, but these are good places to … Read more
By Roy A. Barnes An old saying goes “People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan.” Not being prepared is one of the biggest detriments to fulfilling one’s dreams. For me, the dream of being a published travel writer took many years of preparation. When I was a youngster of about four years old, … Read more
By Radika Meganathan You always wanted to be a writer. Back in school, you won prizes and competitions in creative writing and storytelling. Why, you have even had few articles published. Still, you aren’t exactly loaded with assignments. There are no surprise checks in your mailbox or even returned manuscripts. You do not know what … Read more
