Columbia Writers' Workshop II

by Kasie Whitener   Last week I had the longest conversation I’ve had with my agent since she said she wanted to sign me. We spoke for nearl...

By Belise Butler As I retired from my second career and entered a third, I also re-entered the field of writing. I had success in most thing...

By Michelle Gwynn Jones For a writer, getting accepted in the publishing industry today means having a presence in the literary world befor...

By John May In this continuation, we’ll look at some other words and word types often worthy of slaughter. As and ing : Two problems....

By John May Whenever I finish a chapter, I hunt for certain words and types of words with my word processor and then try to kill as many ...

By Suzanne Gwinner In April, I attended a weekend boot camp. A writers' boot camp. A children’s writers’ boot camp to be exact. When I ...

By Mayowa Atte You: A swashbuckling western; a memoir ferrying readers down the rapids of memory; a lush romance; a knock-your-readers-on-t...