As writers, it is important to be voracious readers. Reading a variety of genres — fiction, nonfiction, articles, essays, poetry — helps us shape our voice, skill and view of the world.
Author: Emma Kathryn Harris
Read to feed your creative mind
Suffer from blank page syndrome? Reading helps us refocus, provides writing prompts from where we least expect them, and energizes us to plow ahead with our writing.
Weeding our garden is like editing
Weeding our gardens is an ongoing chore, much like editing our work. We want our writing to be beautiful too, which forces us to kill our darlings in our stories.
Learning what works for you with your writing goals
Figuring out what to read, what conferences and workshops to attend, or what path to take to improve our writing can be daunting and expensive. What should we consider with social media, education, and finding our author’s voice?
Using nature for your writing prompts
Inspiration for our writing can come from the most beautiful places outside our own doors. Why is nature the best writing prompt?
Use simple language in your writing
Writing in simple, everyday language can help make our message understandable. How can we keep our writing simple?