This is one of the best collections of writing websites I've seen.  Spend some time enjoying it.  (We're thrilled to be includ...

A memoirist was trying to write about the sadness she felt at her father’s death.  Her writer’s group gave her unexpected feedback:  whil...

Most stories foster change.  Either change in the situation, in the character or narrator, or in the reader and their understanding of ...

You've seen them:  short, sassy movies, using imagery, themes or even text from a soon-to-be-published book.  A moving visual image...

Each month, I set goals with a writing partner who lives in another state; we used to be in the same writing group until I moved, and I...

One of my long-time students asked a great question this week:  how does a writer develop voice?  Voice is the elusive uniqueness that co...

Boston's legendary Cecelia chorus performs only a few times a year.  Their concerts are well worth the time.  Recently I heard them i...

In 1967, Andy Rose started working as a fifth-grade teacher in the impoverished Lower East Side of Manhattan. The children in his classe...

Author Claire Dederer came to book-writing after being a journalist for about twenty years, working as a reporter, critic, and essayist....

We all have war stories from bad feedback.  If you've been writing and attending conferences or classes for more than a few years,...