Columbia Writers' Workshop II

By Mayowa Atte Late at night, when sleep refuses my entreaties, I ask myself; what must I do to write the Truth? What must I do to write it ...

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 Ginny Padgett This blog spot is a great resource for aspiring writers, full of good counsel and information. Today I’d like to share a di...

Meet A New Writer MICHELLE GWYNN JONES Michelle Gwynn Jones has found a way to combine three of her favorite things: her enjoyment of resear...

By Michelle Gwynn Jones When I began my novel, Daniel's Law , I concentrated on the mystery that would unfold and the legal issues that ...

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...

Meet a New Writer JESSICA ROBISON Jessica Robison teaches English in a local high school. Always an obsessive reader, Jessica has recently c...

By Jessica Robison Some people are writers. Some people are cool. Then there are the elite few that manage to write and be cool at the same ...

By Bonnie Stanard A good conference does more than remind us of the dos and don’ts of writing—it inspires us to renew our writing efforts. I...

By Mike Long A lot of people have asked why a stockbroker in South Carolina would chose to write fiction about Texans in the Civil War. Well...

By Janie Kronk “You learn a lot about where you’re from by learning about someplace new.” These words were spoken to me by my boss in Ohio,...

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,...

Meet A New Writer SUZANNE ROBERTS I didn't begin writing until around a year ago when I retired. I had taught English as a Second Langua...

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 Lisa Lopez Snyder I’m at that stage of revision where I’m taking workshop feedback on my short fiction and making decisions: Do I cut thi...

By Alex Raley I recently attended a lecture by Claudia Brinson, a senior lecturer in English at Columbia College. A journalist for 30 years...

Meet a New Writer COURTNEY DILES When Courtney Diles was seven years old, a teacher observed her imaginative tendencies and asked her mother...

By Courtney Diles Do you ever sit down at the computer and open up the document you were working on until two in the morning last night, onl...

By Debbie Yoho In the late '70s, I was lucky to participate in USC's First Draft of the Writing Project for teachers. The graduate ...