Author Archives: excellentwriters

In an effort to boost my creativity and to take life a little less seriously, I recently signed up for an on line drawing class called “Silly 5” offered by Carla Sonheim, author of Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists. She uses classes like this to sort of trick people into learning how to draw. [...]

Some days the stories get stuck. You know what to say, but not how to say it. Or worse, you’re not even sure what to say, you just know you have to say something. You could stare blankly at a blank screen. You could go eat a quart of ice cream and run around the [...]

As I was debating whether I really wanted to go on a long run this weekend, my dear six-year-old looked at me with her earnest blue eyes and said, “Why are running so far?” This is the million dollar question that you need to ask yourself whenever you write. Why am I writing this blog? [...]

Check out this video to see exactly what I meant with my post on words: The Power of Words This was sent to me by a blogging colleague and author of the insightful “Not Running a Hospital” (who ironically had not seen yesterday’s post).

When it comes to losing weight, there is a simple formula: eat less, exercise more. It may be simple, but that doesn’t make it easy. Fortunately, the simple formula for writing better is much easier to follow: Write more, read more. The writing more gets plenty of attention, but reading more is just as important [...]

One of the best worst Christmas presents I ever received was a yellow dress, given to me by my grandmother when I was about 8. I suppose it was pretty enough despite the square neck and puffy sleeves, but I hated it as soon as I opened the box. I didn’t wear dresses. At all. [...]