#4 Daughter and fellow-author, Sara Marian, and I love doing writing exercises. Back when we had time, we would schedule an entire weekend together for a mini-retreat, and do one exercise after another. We ended up with some pretty good stuff from them. One of…
Alice Friman is a fan-freakin’-tastic poet, but everything she says about poetry applies to prose, as well. Strong writing is strong writing. These are notes I took at a workshop she gave. What a treat it was! Long post, but worth it. POETRY Alice Friman,…
There are many reasons why I stop reading, and they sort of have a pecking order. Why I stop reading on the first page: If the grammar, punctuation, and spelling are poor (unless they’re obviously supposed to be), I stop reading. If the style is…
