Columbia Writers' Workshop II

By David Sennema Call me crazy, eccentric, or an old fuddy-duddy if you want, but I've got a problem with people who write verse or ads ...

By Beth Cotten Many years ago when I was in high school, I wrote a poem that was chosen to be published in an annual review of high school s...

Meet A New Writer KIMBERLY JOHNSON Kimberly Johnson, a former journalist, has written for newspapers with articles focusing on health care, ...

By Kimberly Johnson "Heck, I can’t find them. Am I doing something wrong?” Finding an audience for your creative composition or your no...

Meet a New Writer MAYOWA ATTE I have always written bad poetry, reams of it. Lucky for us all, I discovered the joys and frequent frustratio...

By Mayowa Atte You have a story, a dollop of your inner pudding that you have decided to share with the world. You have outlines, notes, cha...

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

By Suzanne Gwinner My first SCWW conference was a blast! Not quite knowing what to expect, I left home with an open mind. After meeting wr...

By Janie Kronk Here are the positive aspects of 2009’s “The Method, The Market, and The Muse” that stand out in my mind, regarding everythin...

By Lisa Lopez Snyder I’m always on the lookout for devices that help me move the story forward and create authentic characters. Two presente...

By Bonnie Stanard At the SCWW Conference at Myrtle Beach last weekend I woke up each morning to sweeping views of the Atlantic. Breakfast wa...

By Ginny Padgett Recently I saw a docu-drama based on the life of Georgia O’Keefe. Her Svengali cum husband, Alfred Stieglitz, delivered a l...

By Bonnie Stanard Earlier this month six of us from Columbia II got together to critique our submissions to agents and/or publishers. Though...

By Lisa Lopez Snyder I recently discovered the lyric essay, which, as The Seneca Review defined it in 1997, is a “sub-genre that straddles t...

By Celinda Barefield Now you have a book on how to write. The question becomes, how do I apply it to my writing? This can be seen as a downe...

By Bonnie Stanard Point of view (POV), like other literary devices, changes fashion as the art of writing explores new territory. The omnisc...

By Laura P. Valtorta It took me three readings to understand how Audrey Niffenegger took a vain protagonist (Claire Abshire) dropped her int...

Meet A New Writer SHANN FOUNTAIN CULO Born in South Carolina, Shann Fountain Culo has been traveling all of her life. She studied abroad in ...

By Shann Fountain Culo I suppose it’s my background as a travel writer but I love settings. I’ve also been known to love a movie mostly for...

By Lisa Lopez Snyder It’s easy to be daunted by the task of searching markets for your work. For sure, places such as Writer’s Digest offer ...