The Write Wind

Poetry, as any academic will teach you, is about more than rhyme and rhythm.... Okay. Anybody who hangs around the lonely poetry corner at...

Inspiration is an elusive goal. Just when you have the perfect theme,  the ideal character, and the ideal setting; just when you have ...

For better or worse, the solitary writing world exists in a cosmos of mass distraction.  While millions of sensations bombard us ev...

We all have our favorite literary characters. Characters like Jane Eyre, Sherlock Holmes, and Bullwinkle J. Moose. Obviously, some are ...

I hate distractions! Oh, look. It’s snowing. What? Again? Noooooo! Sorry.  Where was I?  Oh, yeah.... One of the greatest pro...

If I ever needed confirmation that there is wonder in the ordinary, I found it this week.  Everyday, we adults are exposed to a multitude...

"The death of journalism is at hand!" Despite that dire warning, despite having a steady job teaching and coaching, and despi...

Starting a story reeks!  You can develop the most unique concept in literary history. You can map out the conflict/plot in minute detai...

Life is filled with rules, and marketing your material is evidently no exception. Writers and consultants I've read and heard suggest...

There is writer's block and then there are the stone walls of procrastination, distraction, and pure laziness. I have to admit I've ...