Treat Writing Like a Job
“When I get a minute”; “When I put the kids to bed”; “Any chance I
get”; “When I’m on vacation”; “A couple times a week.” Sound familiar?
These vague promises to write are the ...READ»
It may seem like a small point, but before you sit down to record
the events of your life, you should know: Are you writing a memoir or
an autobiography?
In casual conversation, most people use the terms ...READ»
While I have to admit to being new to assessment and evaluation, I
do believe it to be a piece of the puzzle that we can get excited
about. It is an integral component that helps build a brand or a
program to its tipping ...READ»
The now-famous second line of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield reads, “To begin my life with the beginning of my life, I record that I was born.” Now, David Copperfield
is fiction, and fiction now written more than a ...READ»
By now, everyone is familiar with the James Frey fiasco of 2007:
Frey, a bestselling memoirist, was outed for making up many of the
details in A Million Little Pieces, the supposedly true
account of his experiences during ...READ»
In the writing world, literature tends to be separated into two
camps: plot-driven and character-driven. But even character-driven
literature needs a plot to drive and sustain it. Otherwise, readers
will jump ship. The trick in ...READ»
Let’s talk about two (fictional) twin brothers, adopted by different parents as infants. Now 40, both Larry and James are doctors, married to their high school sweethearts, and fathers of three kids each. Their lives seem to ...READ»
It’s easy to assume that writing dialogue in fiction is easy; after
all, despite e-mail, text messaging, Facebook, and Twitter, most of us
speak every day. But dialogue can also be the one element in your novel
that prevents ...READ»
We’ve all heard it before: Art is a business. And let me tell you
that’s the truth!! While I loved my university training (BFA, Theatre),
I spent 10 years getting over the anger that they never taught me how
to generate an ...READ»
The old adage says, “Image is everything,” and when you’re marketing
a company there couldn’t be a more true statement. When considering launching a
new brand, marketing campaign or re-branding, the first step to ...READ»
