Category: Role of the Writer
In Memoriam
A seat at the Westside Writer’s Workshop sits empty. Andrea Shuman stepped from our presence into the presence of her Creator and Savior on Friday,…
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My Big Writerly Lesson for 2017
I am happiest as a writer when I’m neck deep in the throes of creating a book-length manuscript. I already knew this. I found it…
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The Power of Place
Among the elements of fiction - conflict, character, and place - I could argue for any one of them being the more palpable, the key…
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The Energy of Experience
It is that moment when you are emotionally moved, when you are shocked, in awe. When damage is done or redemption is realized. The epiphany,…
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The Problem of Journaling – Solution #2: The Travel Journal
Whenever I travel - whether its a long weekend getaway or a trip outside the US - I cease my daily creative writing routine (for…
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