Columbia Writers' Workshop II

By Kimberly Johnson “The Bouquet residence. The lady of the house speaking!” There’s a lot of ha-ha packed into that line. And Hyacinth Bu...

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 Alex Raley I recently made a trip with folks who kept referring to me as “sir.” Most of the people were well past fifty years. This was a...

By Deborah Wright Yoho When I last read a selection at our writers' workshop, someone remarked, "How can you remember all these det...

By Suzanne Roberts I’ve collected some ideas in my attempts to make my writing more natural and clear, so that the reader can see and feel w...

By Monet M. Jones One of my favorite artists performed one of the saddest songs I’ve ever heard. Many years ago, Carly Simon sang: “That’s t...

By Michelle Gwynn Jones Foreshadowing is a writer’s way of giving the reader hints of events to come, an incentive to keep turning the page....

By Bonnie Stanard In writing a story about slaves and plantation owners, I have enjoyed rummaging around old words and expressions. I can on...

By Mike Long I continue to hone my marketing skills, as there is zero marketing support for a self-publisher. This may not be all bad as I r...

By Ginny Padgett Even though I consider myself a veteran writer, I have just been published for the first time under my own name in the Peti...

By Kimberly Johnson Not the one off the southern tip of Spain. I’m talking about the former pro wrestler, Dwayne Johnson. He’s an element of...

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...

Meet a New Writer AMANDA SIMAYS I hail from Glenmoore, Pennsylvania, and I’ve loved writing (stories, essays, journals, anything) for as lon...

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...

Meet a New Writer BELISE BUTLER I was in private practice as a therapist for 20 years, part of that time working with politicians. (Try doin...

By Belise Butler I’ll always remember my first time. I was nervous. What would I wear? What would I say? How would it feel? As I entered the...

By Bonnie Stanard In a word - wonderful! Since a carload of us from Columbia II rode together, we caroused for two hours before getting lost...

By Monet Jones Many thousands of years ago, or so it seems, I graduated from Hannah High School. My graduating class consisted of twenty-one...

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...