You must read Ralph Fletcher. I only wish I’d read him as a kid. And if you fancy yourself a writer, you must keep a notebook. Here are a few insights from this marvelous text: What is a writer’s notebook? It’s not a diary, where you record mundane daily occurrences. It rained today. I got … A Writer’s Notebook, by Ralph Fletcher
Two years ago, Writing for the Web became a finalist for a San Diego Book Award. I tried to play it cool and ignore my desire to win. But a friend and colleague, Stephen Gallup, was also up for a San Diego Book Award for his memoir, What About the Boy. He knew before I … The Golden Pineapple Award
By Louise De Salva Ph.D. Not that we really need convincing, but Louise De Salva begins Writing as a Way of Healing with proof, example after example, of writers who have used writing asa salve for their grief, illness, trauma and pain. Henry Miller, despondent and suicidal because June has left him for a woman, … Writing as a Way of Healing