2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (434+ words) Writer’s block is generally a temporary creative pause that encourages stronger habits, clearer organization, and more sustainable writing practices. What Is Writer’s Block? Writer’s block is a temporary difficulty in generating, organizing, or expressing ideas despite having the intention and…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (515+ words) George Orwell wrote an essay entitled, “Why I Write.” It is a question I often get from family and friends. Why, at 90, do you spend so much time at the computer, pounding out those articles, essays, and reviews that so…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (238+ words) The discipline of putting words down daily turns out to be a discipline of thinking clearly. When I started writing every day, I …...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (22+ words) Every writing habit pays you. Some even pay in money. Plain text visuals can be horrid for the vision impaired — sorry, guys!!...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (967+ words) Why journaling alone isn’t enough — and what happens when you bring memoir, shadow work, and the body onto the page. I turned 21 in Iraq. When I wrote my …...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (41+ words) I hope writing is as much of a passion for you as it is for me. Ideas hop into my brain continuously and I cannot wait to put them onto paper. I am impatient by nature …...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1847+ words) What follows is a slightly edited version of my keynote address for the Tulsa Lit-Fest, April 2026. I begin with M. Scott Momaday: Once in his life a man ought to concentrate his mind upon the remembered earth …. He ought to give…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (419+ words) Studiocanal is getting behind an animated feature adaptation of Marcus Pfister’s children’s classic The Rainbow Fish about an arrogant shiny fish who learns there’s more to life than glittering scales. The pan-European studio’s German arm Studiocanal Germany is partnering with…...

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2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (269+ words) Sauk Valley Letters to the Editor Writing is a solitary activity. An author might spend more than 1,000 hours working on a book they hope the masses will want to read. That’s why many famous authors, such as C.S. Lewis and…...