…and teen non-writers deserve them, too.
Teens have taught me a bunch about writing over the last couple of decades–both the teens who have already written five novels and the ones who would rather scrub under the refrigerator than pick up a pen.
The Sweetness in Fearless Writing
“Some days I feel the ground shifting beneath me, the revelations bursting like fireworks over my head,” I wrote a few days into inviting the bogeyman of Dad’s mental illness onto my blog.
Living with Bogeymen
The day after I put my secret blog post together about the Children of Suicide, I got emotional backlash. I had thought I could write about other people’s trauma,
Children of Suicide Club
Taken at Seattle “Out of the Darkness” Suicide Prevention Walk for AFSP
The secret blog entry in the link below was a tentative step toward the chasm.
“Busty Sphinx” or “The Unique Gift of a Secret Blog”
Writing an anonymous blog during the years that I did unlocked me in ways I hadn’t expected. When you write as an occupation, you must concern yourself with markets and audiences,
Review of FLYAWAY by Helen Landalf
Naked
Now that I have your attention…
I’ve been thinking again about why I write. With THE SUMMER OF NO REGRETS so close to release,