Columbia Writers' Workshop II

By Mayowa Atte Not that kind of gut. I am talking about that other writer’s gut. The writer’s instinct. Among all the skills and talents a w...

By Deborah Wright Yoho As a writer, I feel buffeted by the pressures of globalization. Ever since I read Thomas Friedman’s iconic books on t...

By Monet Jones “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” What a bunch of nonsense! Most of us have heard this lin...

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 Ilmars Birznieks Repeatedly educators and parents in our country question the relevancy of foreign languages in schools. Their argument i...

By Ginny Padgett I must say Adam Ross’s Mr. Peanut goes against all the advice from experts we aspiring writers hear for crafting a first-ti...

By Suzanne Gwinner In April, I attended a weekend boot camp. A writers' boot camp. A children’s writers’ boot camp to be exact. When I ...

By Alex Raley My twelve-year-old grandson just finished a workshop in creative writing as a part of the University of South Carolina'...

By Laura P. Valtorta Stieg Larsson, (1954 – 2004) the Swedish author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (in Sweden originally titled Men who...

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....

Meet a New Writer MONET M. JONES I am currently a member of the SC Writers’ Workshop, and participate in several online writers’ groups. I r...

By Monet M. Jones As I approach the nether years of life, I have learned that the best way to garden is to let my son do it while I give him...

By Michelle Gwynn Jones Yesterday I went online to Amazon.com and did a search on one of my favorite topics, “books - writing - fiction,” to...

By Deborah Wright Yoho Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "It is a luxury to be understood." Perhaps this is the reason a writer is a crea...

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 ...