The Editor’s Blog
I dedicate this blog to those who write and hope to share their work with a broader audience. My posts will also appear on my Facebook and LinkedIn pages, where I welcome comments and suggestions.
A Writer’s Courage: Why It’s Essential for Success
A writer's courage is an often overlooked yet essential trait. While creativity and skill are critical to a writer's success, courage emboldens them to write and share their work. It also helps them face and overcome the challenges writers inevitably face.
How Do You Create an Emotional Connection?
An emotional connection is one of the most effective ways to engage your audience. When readers feel emotionally connected to your writing, they’re more likely to stay engaged. They're also more likely to share your work and become loyal followers. So, how do you create that emotional bond?
What Makes Your Writer’s Style Unique?
A writer’s style is more than their choice of words, sentence structure, or tone. It can reflect who they are as individuals. Its roots may lie in personal experience, a worldview, or an underlying philosophy. In other words, a writer’s style often carries traces of the writer’s unique perspective on life.
Non-sequential Writing: Do You Write by Inspiration?
Don’t give up on writing your stories because your inspiration for each section doesn’t flow from beginning to end. What is non-sequential writing? Non-sequential writing defies the notion that stories must be written in order from start to finish. Writers often struggle to complete their narratives because they assume their inspirations must flow in [...]
The Value of Becoming a Decisive Writer
The role of decisiveness should not be underestimated in a writer's process. How are decisive writers different? Are you a decisive writer? Most will say yes, but I wonder how often that's true. Many confuse decisiveness with good decision-making. Even if you’re a good decision-maker, you’ll undoubtedly limit your writing career if you can’t act [...]