Columbia Writers' Workshop II

AY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 This is a previous post from November 8, 2014, by a dear, departed member. Fred, you're never forgotten. ...

By Sharon May “Write what you know.” That’s maybe the most important and oft repeated advice for writers. Sounds easy, right? Whi...

By Kasie Whitener Years ago, I went home to Northern Virginia over a school break and met my mom for lunch at Uno Pizzeria. It was on...

By El Ochiis OK, I hate outlines, I would rather count sand in the Kalahari Desert , in lieu of sitting down and actually constructing ...

By Ruth Saunders My lighthearted creative nonfiction about growing up in rural, Lowcountry South Carolina describes experiences that ...

By Bonnie Stanard As I read Richard Edwards’s article “ 10 Words Editors Hate ” I got an adrenaline rush. He affirms my view that som...

By Kasie Whitener I’m bringing the second half of the second novel to group, one segment at a time. Like a serialized version in biwe...

By El Ochiis How can you convince yourself to write when even your imaginary friends won’t talk to you? Writer’s block, and some fo...

By Sharon May One of my previous blogs focused on voice. At the time, I was in the early stages of writing a novel, which has multipl...

By Kasie Whitener I subscribe to Runner’s World  magazine and every now and then the discussion comes around as to when someone can r...

By Kasie Whitener Poker players have ‘ tells. ’  Maybe it’s tapping a pinky on the table, crossing or uncrossing legs, or blinking a ...

By Bonnie Stanard Counterfeiting is becoming a problem for writers who publish and sell their books on Amazon, according to the New ...