Columbia Writers' Workshop II

By Olga Agafonova I don’t do fluff. I don’t say it, I don’t write it, and I don’t like it when someone sends fluff in my direction. One ...

By Ginny Padgett I am a proud 1975 graduate of the University of South Carolina’s School of Journalism. At that time, it was ranked a...

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By Kasie Whitener Did you know there’s a rape scene in Saturday Night Fever ? In all the talk of the dancing and the music and the clas...

By Sharon May I have always been fascinated with the idea of voice in writing -- how one finds his or her own voice in non-fiction, but...

By Jodie Cain Smith In Hamilton, the Musical , the ensemble accuses Alexander of writing “like he’s running out of time.” I’d give...

By Bonnie Stanard Promoting a book is a challenge. I've discovered word-of-mouth doesn't work very well, unless you connect t...

By Kasie Whitener I love New Year’s. I love everything about it from watching Times Square packed with diaper-wearing drunk celebr...

By Kat Dodd Celebrating the New Year is often about embracing the future and reflecting on the past. We either embrace the lessons ...

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By Laura P. Valtorta www.gattafilms.com www.thearthousemovie.webs.com laurapv.wordpress.com                                      ...

By Kasie Whitener Jodie was right . NaNoWriMo is a crazy gluttony of wordtopia. Volunteers commit to producing 50,000 words in the mont...

By Jodie Cain Smith If I had my druthers, NaNoWriMo would find a tall cliff and plunge into the great hereafter. I have given it a t...

By Olga Agafonova Back at the end of October, I got a professional screenwriter to review my first screenplay. The good news: the sci...

By Laura P. Valtorta www.gattafilms.com www.thearthousemovie.webs.com laurapv.wordpress.com                                      ...

By Kasie Whitener Anyone can tell a story. Seriously. It’s part of human DNA and unique to our species that we use stories to relate, l...

By Sharon May As an Appalachian writer, I read lots of Appalachian fiction, and my favorite authors of this genre are Lee Smith, Silas...

By Sharon May My writing has taken two forms over the years -- academic essays and fiction. In pursing degrees in English and America...

By Laura P. Valtorta www.gattafilms.com www.thearthousemovie.webs.com www.laurapv.wordpress.com                                  ...