Guest Post: Hurtling Down the Page

By Angilene Gallop After a year-long health crisis that took me completely out of the writing game, I’m on my way back. So, imagine my surprise and pleasure when, during one of Lauren’s Simply Write sessions a full-blown, post-health-crisis writing manifesto emerged. I hope it inspires you as much as it inspires me…  We were […]

What Happened When I Tried to Turn My Life into a Novel

I spent over a decade working on my book. “Working” may be the wrong word: I spent over a decade trying to make the book work. I only actually worked on it for the equivalent of a year during that time. The reason for this long, languishing creation period was simple: I wasn’t writing honestly. […]

Announcing the Giveaway Winner!

Thanks to all of you who commented on Jennifer Farquhar’s guest post last week. I love to hear what you think about the words shared on this blog, and about your own experiences with your writing or other creative practices, so I value all of your comments! This morning I did a random draw (which […]

Guest Post and a Giveaway!

Magical Juggling  by Jennifer Farquhar Mother to three kids, one of whom is a night-nursing toddler. Half-time elementary school teacher. Squeezing in work late at night until my eyes burn, because there’s no other time to do it.  Every single one of the readers here can match, if not trump, my busy-ness, am I right? […]

Mixed Tape: Rea Tarvydas’s How To Pick Up A Maid In Statue Square

This week, writer Rea Tarvydas shares the songs that power her brand new short story collection. Read and give a listen!  Music is a big deal for me as a writer. I use it in different ways. Sometimes it’s to condition me into a piece of writing and, in that instance, I listen before I […]