Columbia Writers' Workshop II

By Kim Byer I’ve spent most of my weekend changing a closet filled with turtlenecks and boots into one filled with tunics and sandals. This ...

By Deborah Wright Yoho People we know spark a writer's passion. My mother has been a puzzle to me since earliest childhood. Her name was...

By Laura P. Valtorta As I begin writing a sequel to Carmen’s Universe – my novel about the future – I contemplate the pathway from idea to ...

By Laura P. Valtorta Nobody needs an excuse to travel. It’s just a mind-blowing thing to do. Marco, Dante, and I went to visit our daughter...

By Amanda Simays I knew going in that college would be a growing experience, and sure enough, by the time I left, I’d picked up a whole slew...

By Deborah Wright Yoho The last time I visited Vegas, the year was 1967 and I was fifteen years old. My family was passing through on our w...

By Lisa Lopez Snyder Are you making stereotypes of your characters? Are they predictable? If so, you need to give them a good hard shake and...

By Lisa Lopez Snyder Thanks to a generous scholarship I had an opportunity this past July to spend two weeks at the New York State Summer Wr...

By Michelle Gwynn Jones Whenever I tell someone that I am a writer their first question is always “What do you write?” I can see the look of...

By Kimberly Johnson I’m on the interstate (I-20 E) and I’m thinking about the topic for this blog. My radio’s on 97.5 FM and my AC is on 5....

By Tiem Wilson The school year is coming to an end. The kids are going to Grandma’s for the ENTIRE summer vacation. What shall I do with my...

By Kimberly Johnson Country music songwriters are some of the finest writers. They immediately assemble the basic building blocks to a good...

By Tiem Wilson Have you ever read a novel and asked yourself: is this a real-life experience for the author? When you read about certain tra...

By Kimberly Johnson When I was in high school, I thought a muse for an artist or a writer was a zaftig, round-eyed lady lounging, semi-nude,...

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 Brian Butler How many times have you sat down to write with that blank receptacle before you and yet nothing to plug into it? A common oc...

By Ginny Padgett I think many writers benefit from the catharsis of writing. In fact, it’s probably a driving force for some. Recently, I ma...

By George Newport Life consists of: What you want. What you need. What you deserve. What you end up with. What you do with what you get. I h...

By George Newport I enlisted in the Army, at seventeen, by getting my older brother and his wife to pose as my parents and sign the necessar...

By Vikki Perry As a business analyst with a software company, I love my job. No day is ever exactly the same. The job provides me with endle...