Columbia Writers' Workshop II

By Jodie Cain Smith   Without a shred of scientific evidence, I proclaim that any writer who says he or she does not struggle on occa...

By Kimberly Johnson  Last Saturday, I forked over $5.50 to see People magazine’s 2011 Sexiest Man Alive and an Oscar-winner run con ...

By Mike Long                                                I’ve been fortunate enough to have three short stories selected for publ...

Marion Aldridge Write! Write. Whatever it takes to write, do it. Turn off the television set. Get up early. Go to a coffee shop...

By Jodie Cain Smith I learned the rule “honor the playwright” early in my formal acting training and quickly became an actor who never ...

By Bonnie Stanard This morning as I was eating cereal and reading an article in The New York Review of Books , it came to me that one...

By Sarah Herlong It dawned on me recently that I wasn’t doing enough with my writing. I was concentrating on upping my writing hours an...

By Laura P. Valtorta The doors of the Columbiana Grande cinema went “whoosh” as the renowned movie critic, Laura P. Valtorta made her...

By  Marion Aldridge Current wisdom for writers and for many other professions is to find a niche market and focus. You can’t just write...

  By Jodie Cain Smith As 2013 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on the last 12 months. I perfected the most flattering angle w...

By Laura P. Valtorta                                      Art begets art. Nothing speaks more profoundly to a writer than a modern art...

By Laura P. Valtorta On Wednesday in Harbison , SC I ate fish and chips at the Bulldog Café with Bonnie, Ginny, and Sarah as a last-me...

By Laura P. Valtorta                                                         Marco and I had a grand time watching White Rock Boxing ...

By Sarah Herlong When I was young and sensitive about critiques, I asked my mother to read my story. I wanted to know if the actions ...

By Kimberly Johnson Who would’ve thunk it? A Disney alum would spark controversy and add a newfangled word into the American lexicon. Y...

By Leigh Stevenson I had a huge realization. My return to the stage and the press surrounding it taught me something. Never has so much...

By Kimberly Johnson I think I lost my shoes during NYC Fashion Week. Maybe if I put an all-points bulletin to the famous fashion blog...

By Sarah Herlong Recently I went to the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators conference. Fortunately room service wa...

  By Ginny Padgett “Writing for Publication” was the theme of the one-day symposium hosted by SCWW on Saturday, October 26 at the ...

By Jodie Cain Smith I was finished writing. Every word had been carefully crafted into my perfect 300-page newborn:  unspoiled and un...