Sitemap - 2023 - Unschool for Writers
Poetry Discussion for the end of 2023
December Prompt - gonna make a list and check it twice
In conversation with Joshua Doležal of The Recovering Academic
Will the Real Present Tense Present...?
The Power in the Word "Today..."
November prompt thread - red shoes
Insider Questions to Ask About a Creative Writing Program
October Prompt thread - anadiplosis and 'bittersweet'
In the Beginning: three elements that create a strong opening sentence
WORKSHOP: Picturebook submission #21
The Challenges of Naming Your Characters
Humans Pushing Back at Algorithm!
Writing "Work Place" stories - 'slice-of-life' or short fiction
August Prompt Thread - interlands of workplace
Character Inter-lands -- a new way to develop the character ‘worksheet’
Happily Ever... after Being Your Weird & Wonder-filled Self!
July Prompt - 5 Workplace bits-of-reality
The Spiritual in Our Work (for the picturebook writers and everybody else, too)
Poetry submission # 15 - Messenger in Black
What Are Your Writing Boundaries
Bad Stuff Happens to Nice Characters
Poetry sub #14 - It Patiently Waits
Poetry sub #13 - how to be a poem
Q&A: Opening the Door on Novel Draft Two
Two writers' Q&As: Moving on to write the next story? or Re-write the story at hand?
Q&A: Bringing nonfiction technique to fiction
May Prompt - telephone booth story
Q&A: Are you really "all over the place" or are you curious and expansive?
April Poetry Discussion - the Raw Material of Words (and poetry is not just for poets)
Q&A: Jordan's Question - IDEAS
Q&A: Joan's question about second draft and "flow"
"The End Remembers the Beginning"
March Poetry Discussion - What to write about
Picturebook submission #20 - Shake Hands With An Orang-utan
March 1 Newsletter - the potpourri
Prompt for March 2023: This Really Happened
Thoughts on the season of writing grant notification
Two Forward, and One Back (Character goals Part II)
Character goals - a Foundational post
Poetry sub #12 - Glosa - Jump Started
February Poetry Discussion - poetry as nourishment
On the Day of My Father's Birthday
Rejections - ritual and celebration
January Markets - a few competitions
Picturebook Submission #19 - Ruby's Big Day
Show when you _______, Tell when you _________ (Part II of 'show don't tell')
Scene Workshop #10 - The Battle of Chungo: Showcase of Emerging Technologies for Battlefield 2050
Show, don't Tell -- with focus on "show" (Part I)
Picturebook Submission #18 Easy Peasy
Workshop groups now open for January submission
Scene Workshop #9 The Four Seasons of Christmas
Housekeeping! How Does This Substack Thing WORK?