For instance: Susan ran down the stairs, her heels slowing her only a little, but she knew she had to get there before he did. She stepped out onto the shiny rain-washed streets, the restaurant and bar windows flashing neon red and blue streaks lighting the way to her car.
Writing Resources
I love writing, but I also love teaching writing and encouraging or coaching other writers. This part of my website is the natural outgrowth of that passion.
From time-to-time, I will add information or websites that I hope other writers might find useful, like this one from Purdue University:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/creative_writing/index.html
The owl at the beginning of the URL mean Online Writing Lab and it is the creation of Purdue University. This particular part of their site is the introduction to Creative Writing resources. If you look to your left, you will see just a glimpse of all the great resources available to you here.
Keep watching because I will add more resources, mostly dependent on either what I need or what my students need.
Slice of Memoir Workshop
Remember, your memoir should have a takeaway. It should have some bits that your reader could identify with.
Playing with Poetry May 2020
...students did remarkable work. I wish you could have been there via Zoom to hear what they produced in the few minutes allotted to group work.
Flash Fiction Workshop May 6, 2020
Maybe the old man was crazy. Maybe he should call the police, or at least, check with the old guy’s wife, or maybe he should just go over there and see if he could help somehow.
The Class Ends, But the Writing Goes On
“Li,” he said. “If you see a snake, just scream ‘Li’, and a Chadian will come and kill it.”
You must start somewhere!
I can't tell you what a help it is to have a built-in editor who highlights spelling errors or punctuation errors and tells you how to fix them?
So Let’s Talk About Editing!
Before you get into the four types of editing, I cannot emphasize a couple of practices you should adopt.
