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Write A While Wednesdays: A Page from My Diary

Last week I started Write a While Wednesdays with the hopes that some of you would join me in setting aside just 15 minutes every Wednesday to write. No pressure. Just write whatever is on your mind. Honestly, it seemed like a catchy way to get more followers (gasp! we’re not supposed to admit that, are we?).Continue reading “Write A While Wednesdays: A Page from My Diary”

A Tuition-Free Education in Writing

During my graduate studies in editing and publishing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, I participated in only one creative writing class. Taught by author Craig Nova, we studied the art of fiction by both reading about the process and practicing it together. It was both inspiring and terrifying. In retrospect, I should haveContinue reading “A Tuition-Free Education in Writing”

Becoming an Author

What distinguishes a writer from an author? As I’ve worked on my first novel for a year and a half now, I wonder if I’ve discovered the distinction. I’ve been a writer for as long as I can remember. Short poems as a child. Assigned essays and papers as a student. Letters to a loved one.Continue reading “Becoming an Author”