Writing

It’s My Monday

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I’m kicking off the new year with a new-to-me concept: taking one workday per week to focus on my own creative writing projects. I dubbed it It’s My Monday.

Time Flies

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I know. It’s been a while since I posted here or wrote a blog post that wasn’t for a client. Maybe it’s because I was busy juggling client work and finishing a feature length script, but that script was completed and entered into screenwriting competitions last fall. Maybe I didn’t feel I had anything to … Read more

Everyone Has a Story to Tell

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Whether I’m writing a resume or an executive bio, one thing is clear: Everyone has a story to tell.The funny thing is that they don’t always realize it. I recently completed three projects for two different clients that involved writing short bios (50 to 150 words each) of highly successful individuals. While one client asks … Read more

Conveying Your Message Through Laughter

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In previous posts, I explained how creative writing can help improve your business writing and told you that a 10-minute play I’d submitted to the 2018 Rockford New Play Festival was one of the plays chosen to be read at the event.   Organized by The West Side Show Room, the festival was held August 23 … Read more

Copywriter & Playwright, too?

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Remember the 10-minute play I submitted to the Rockford New Play Festival a couple months ago? I’m happy to say it was among the six plays selected to be read at an event slated for August 23. My favorite play of all time is Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, so my aim was to try … Read more

Late Night Ice Cream Wars

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The summer’s first real heat wave had me craving ice cream. While I usually make my own, I love sampling premium ice cream when it’s on sale. Last week it just so happened that my favorite grocery store had Ben & Jerry’s pints on sale for $2.99 a piece. While perusing the store’s somewhat limited … Read more

Why writers are worth our rates

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I can’t believe it’s May 10 and I haven’t yet mentioned Writers Worth Month—and this is its 10th anniversary. Writers Worth Month was founded by the wonderful wordsmith Lori Widmer whose Words On the Page  is one of a handful of writing blogs I visit multiple times per week. You can read all about how … Read more

How creative writing can help improve your writing business

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If you think creative writing is a waste of time, think again. Whether it’s fiction, scriptwriting, or poetry, creative writing can help improve the same writing skills you use to write blog posts, white papers, articles, speeches, or marketing materials. How?[ctt template=”1″ link=”X90Fa” via=”no” ]Whether it’s fiction, scriptwriting, or poetry, creative writing can help improve … Read more

How Helping Others Helps You

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Something amazing happens every time another writer—newbie or old pro—asks another writer for advice, tips, or simply to be a sounding board. Both parties wind up learning something new. Last weekend, Mika Doyle arranged an informal meeting for us with a former co-worker of hers who wants to break into freelance writing, Jes Richards. We … Read more

When Worlds Collide: Television, Crafts, and Lots of Yarn

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Every so often my worlds collide. And I love it. Sometimes that involves writing about food and television, but usually it means I’m writing about knitting, crocheting, yarn, or crafts. Last week I got a double dose. My column about a new, crowd-funded digital series—The Knit Show with Vickie Howell—ran, and my article from the current issue … Read more