WRITING PRACTICE

Here are four considerations for making the right kinds of comparisons, the ones that will build you up instead of break you down.

Three new approaches to getting back to the page.

Making time to write during hectic or stressful times can help you take stock of where you are, plan a project that excites you, and stay connected to things that matter most.

Writing can be a great way to slow down, to savor, because it demands presence of mind and attention to detail.

There are three basics points of view that we come across in writing poetry and fiction. Explore them with famous examples and practice with an exercise.

If you're a strong starter but not always a great closer, here is a handy little practice that can make it easier to return to a finally finish a piece of writing.

Adverbs can keep us from choosing the strongest verb, the word that creates both physical and emotional movement. Make stronger verb choices with this exercise.

If you haven’t written anything yet, what you have at your disposal is your mind. If you've written something but don’t know how to revise or improve it, what you have at your disposal is your voice.

Are you the kind of person who makes a resolution on the first day of every incoming year? Or are you the kind of person who thinks resolutions are doomed to failure, so why even make one? I am both...

Breathing new life into old writing is a powerful practice that shows you your own growth. Fertilize your old ideas in three steps.