Inspiration
Workshops are Treasure Troves
Why should we have confidence in our writing? This is a question that has many answers. Because you’re a good writer, because you’re writing about important topics, because people love your work, because you care… We’re missing something important if we start here, though. The bigger question is, how do we GET confident?
By Mackenzie Davis2 years ago in Writers
A Time for Reflection #2
As many start to count down the final hours to the start of the new year, I can't help but become nostalgic of the past 12 months. And not just at my writing, although it will be what takes up most of this essay. I think back to my accomplishments and failures, my mental highs and lows, my defining moments.
By Alexandria Stanwyck2 years ago in Writers
Opening the Door to 2024
Can you feel it? Can you hear it knocking? A new year is testing the latch and looking for gaps in the weatherstripping. In a few hours' time, we'll open that door and let it in, each at our own specific time and in our own way. Well, those of us who live on Earth, use the Gregorian calendar, and consider the beginning of the year to be January 1.
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Writers
LOVE AND MURDER DON'T MIX. Top Story - January 2024.
Carmen woke up with a start. ‘Had it all been a dream?’ She started to wonder, but the ropes that burned into her skin told her otherwise. As her eyes adjusted to the bright concrete room, she found Lorenzo sharpening a knife near a table full of weapons. His back was towards her.
By Miracle Ohaeme2 years ago in Writers
Haley Steps Back From the Brink Clarifying Civil War Comments Amid Mounting Backlash
Nikki Haley, former South Carolina governor and potential Republican presidential candidate, found herself engulfed in controversy this week after her comments regarding the cause of the American Civil War. During a town hall event in New Hampshire, Haley stated that she believed the war was "basically about how government was going to run" rather than specifically mentioning slavery as the primary cause.
By News Horizon One2 years ago in Writers
