Columbia Writers' Workshop II

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 Deborah Wright Yoho What goes through your mind, Gentle Reader, when I tell you that I teach adults to read? How can an adult not know ho...

By Celinda Barefield Lately as I have been in the middle of a writer’s block, one question has been plaguing my mind. How do you write somet...

By Beth Cotten A fellow writer, who admitted to being new at the game of novel writing, asked a group of our members how to go about properl...

Meet a New Writer Suzanne Gwinner I have spent a career working with dyslexic students, students who learn differently, call them what you w...

By Suzanne Gwinner At the end of May I gleefully waved goodbye to my cherubs at school as they scrambled into an assortment of cars, SUVs, ...

Meet a New Writer Marissa Burt I am an unabashed lover of all things book-related. Like most avid readers, I've tried my hand at writin...

By Marissa Burt I recently saw an interview with a well known actor who described this approach to his film roles: for each take of a scene,...

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 Janie Kronk Need a new perspective on what all those hours at the keyboard mean? Check out Malcom Gladwell’s latest book, Outliers . Alth...

By Bonnie Stanard This criticism goes to the question of creativity, especially as it applies to fiction. How can we produce writing that de...

By Alex Raley During our last writers group meeting, I realized that I am the oldest person in the group, by both years of age and by years ...

By Vikki Perry, moderator of Columbia II SCWW Last month, I participated in a contest offered by The Knight Agency. The prize was a critiqu...

By Deborah W. Yoho How do you know when you are finished with a piece of writing? I can’t seem to figure this out. I was flabbergasted when ...

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...

Meet A New Writer CELINDA BAREFIELD Celinda is a life-long lover of the literary arts. She received her BA in English Literature so she coul...

By Celinda Barefield It being spring, I thought I’d share an archetype with you. Though there are many to choose from, such as the “Betrayer...

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...

By Meredith H. Kaiser Life’s transitions offer fertile ground for writers. When our feet are planted, each one in different soil, straddling...