Tag Archives: Short Story Writers

Writers: Find Creativity or Let It Find You

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

Sometimes it’s better not to talk to a relative or close friend about your goal to pursue creativity. They’ll talk you out of it or they’ll say creativity can wait until you’re retired. They’ll talk about how it’s impractical to … Continue reading →

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Learn These Easy Steps to Become a Great Wordsmith!

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

You can be a great wordsmith! You don’t have to be naturally creative to become one. All you need is Selma Glasser’s classic book The Analogy Book of Related Words: Your Secret Shortcut to Power Writing. I don’t usually review … Continue reading →

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Writers: Get Whimsical

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

Since today is Friday the 13th, I’ve been having some strange thoughts. During my coffee break, I thought about some zany things I’d like to experience and write about. Every room in my home has a small notepad and pen, … Continue reading →

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Consider Your Future as a Successful Writer

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

Like any other goal in life, if you want to be a successful writer, you have to define where you are now and where you want to go. If you define your writing goals, you can achieve them. They must … Continue reading →

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Magazine Museum Fascinates Lovers of the Printed Word

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

Robert Katzman loves the printed word. His Magazine Museum in Skokie, Illinois, a North Chicago suburb, is just one of four back issue magazine stores in the country. It carries more than 100,000 newspapers and magazines dating back to the … Continue reading →

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Is Writer’s Block Becoming A Common Excuse For You?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

Post these affirmations to your desk or on your computer when Writer’s Block becomes too familiar to you: 1) My greatest piece is yet to come. 2) I can write. I have knowledge, wisdom, and discernment. 3) I have a … Continue reading →

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Rid Yourself of Writer’s Block!

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Charlotte Digregorio

How do you rid yourself of writer’s block? Personally, I go for a walk off the beaten path with no sounds of traffic or screaming kids. A walk often refreshes my mind and the ideas flow. I asked a variety … Continue reading →

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Beware: Follow Protocol in Writer’s Support Groups

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Charlotte Digregorio

You can make a session of your writer’s support group productive by keeping some simple rules in mind. First, your critique group should be limited to one genre, such as poetry, memoir, novel, play or short story. There should be … Continue reading →

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Start A Writer’s Support Group

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Charlotte Digregorio

Whether you are new in town, new to writing, or an experienced writer, you may want to start a support group that will give you ideas and critique your work. It’s not difficult to start a group, and you may … Continue reading →

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When and Where Do You Do Your Best Writing?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Charlotte Digregorio

I do my best writing when it’s quiet, very quiet. I like to write late at night and into the early morning hours when no one is asking me for anything, the phone isn’t ringing, and there isn’t a lot … Continue reading →

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