Columbia Writers' Workshop II

By Fred Fields Experience is the best teacher. It doesn't have to be your own, and anybody's experience can qualify. That's why ...

By Amanda Simays My parents are moving out of the house they’ve lived in for twenty years. Which of my belongings do I discard, and which do...

By Chris Mathews What advice on writing can I add to the nebulas already out there. I am just now beginning my own journey as a writer (alth...

By Laura P. Valtorta As I write my memoir, I find there is no lack of subject matter, especially when I want to make things comical. I s...

By Lisa Lopez Snyder I’d like to revisit Alex’s June 26 post about point of view (POV), which I read with great interest because I, too, hav...

By David Sennema I had no concept of the significance of the day the publishers came to me. Well, they didn’t exactly come to me…...

By Suzanne Roberts When you are searching for writing material, think about your childhood. Memories of your youth can supply a myriad of ev...

By David Sennema What do you have within arms’ reach besides your computer keyboard as you sit down to start working on a short story, novel...

By Ilmars Birznieks On the whole the conference was a resounding success. The Keynote Speaker, Mr. Berry was excellent, just the right balm ...

By Ginny Padgett When our writer’s group gathers every few months for a social evening, three standards mark the meeting: 1) good food; 2) c...

By Deborah W. Yoho “Someone must have seen this happen,” I said out loud, staring at the tiny pellets of automobile glass scattered everywhe...

By Bryce H. Smith Taurus Research Systems, Inc., a specialty aero mapping company that is just getting by is owned by two brothers, ‘Safari’...