Author Archives: Steph Nickel
Love Your Readers Passionately or Don’t Bother Writing by Jack Popjes
My wife and I occasionally have a cooking date. Instead of going to a movie or having dinner out, we spend our date in the kitchen, making a fabulous appetizer, preparing a fancy dessert, or cooking a meal so complicated and work intensive my wife would never cook it for the family on her own…. Read more »
Fall in Love with Writing Again by Pamela Mytroen
Do you ever feel as though you have “fallen out of love” with your writing projects? Like writing has become the drudgery of laundry and dishes instead of the heart-pounding flutter it used to be? Would you like those feelings back?
Digging Deeper by Carolyn R. Wilker
In a recent class I taught on finding the stories that matter, my retired adult students named people they’d like to write about and more importantly, people in their lives who meant a great deal to them. The students’ stories, in this case, often came from childhood memories.
Get Busy and Get It Done by Janice L. Dick
The Christmas season has come and gone and the New Year is upon us. My non-literary life has been busy, but I can’t come up with any more reasonable excuses to take time off from the hard work of writing, so I’ve been crafting guest blogs for various sites I’ve committed to. I thought I’d… Read more »
Willing to Move by Brenda J. Wood
I told myself I’d earned a rest from the drudgery of real life. What would a few days matter anyway? Presents were purchased, wrapped, and delivered. Cookies and pies lined the freezer walls. Those with nowhere to go had been invited to share our turkey dinner. Why, I’d even cleaned long neglected corners. What else… Read more »
Writers Must Read by Steph Beth Nickel
Stephen King said, “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
Happy New Year
It’s here . . . a brand new year with brand new writing opportunities. Here are twelve suggestions to make this your best year yet:
Christmas Greetings
From the team (Janice Dick, Pamela Mytroen, Steph Nickel, Jack Popjes, Carolyn Wilker, Brenda Wood) . . .
Three Basics of Productive Writing by Pamela Mytroen
Pandemonium in an English Language Arts classroom reminded me just how important three vital elements are when it comes to productive writing. Once these missing elements were in place, the students began cranking out assignment after assignment. These disciplines should help all writers become productive.