Don’t let the dark side suck you in
I used to think it was much cooler to be a pessimist. The darkness just drew me in. Unlike the bright, happy optimists I’ve known, pessimism was all about ‘reality,’ and therefore it had more depth. Life was not going to be all sweet smells and...
What are your writing goals?
Maybe you have a writing assignment given to you by someone else–an interview with a local school board member, a review of the new Arcade Fire single, or a recap of a trip you took to Belize for the local Sunday paper. Or maybe you simply have a specific...
Memory is personal and always changing
Do you remember what you did last night? No, really, think about it. Can you run through exactly what happened, piece by intimate little piece? Maybe you can see it as clearly as the cup of coffee in front or you…or, maybe it’s already getting fuzzy. Now...
The power of storytelling
The more I read about how to improve one’s writing, the more I come back around to storytelling. It’s the heart and soul. Stories are everyone, just stop and think about it for a minute. When you get together with family friends, for instance, what...About
What is your voice?