In Toastmasters, a community organization that helps people learn public speaking, I learned to move around during a speech. It really does make you feel
Sometimes we imprison ourselves in a little bubble and no one can reach us. When we’ve made up our minds about what something will be
In graduate school, my major professor, Dr. Sandra Melnick, gave me some good advice about moving to a new place: “You have to find out
Pitches and promises that align the story, the agent, the publisher, the reader and ourselves will make our work visible. Last year, I participated in
Think how much writing–and reading–you could get done if no one knew you were there. This is eerily simple: just use 4 lenses to bend
One morning, in early spring, my husband and I decided to walk to Burg Eltz (Eltz castle) from the tiny village of Hatzenport. We had
It’s easy to imagine an earlier era. On top of the hill nearest the church tower is a ruined castle. One vineyard advertises horse-drawn wagon
Wear a hat and long-sleeved shirt against ticks and sunburn and cover your skin against frostbite. Don’t leave your toothpaste or bacon out where the
It’s fun to follow the epic and perhaps infinite Writing Process Blog Tour backwards. My favorite description is by Bethany Hegedus. “[T]his collection of blog
