Michelle Rafter Today marks the conclusion of the 2011 Wordcount Blogathon. I was among 200 bloggers who accepted the challenge to post every day in the month of May. Michelle

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You only have to peek at bookstore displays of new titles to see how much memoir writing has grown in popularity in recent years. The desire to honor and chronicle one’s family legacy and

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Whether it’s to inform, entertain, unify or defend, speeches are a critical form of communication. Good ones  know how to grab and keep the audience’s attention, and great ones change thinking and inspire action. 

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In observance of this Memorial Day weekend, I share three books — two works of historical fiction and one non-fiction work– that memorably capture a soldier’s struggles and experiences in wars past and present.     The Killer

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The Gardens at Hampton Court, Herefordshire, England. Photo by Jeff Sargent. This is my second Friday post themed around “Places that Inspire Your Inner Writer.” Three summers ago my husband and

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“The kind of work I am doing now (as a novelist) is just what I was doing in film and television, which is– compelling, cinematic, sweeping storytelling. “ I recently

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There are many online writing communities and resources available online for today’s author and copywriter. Here are seven resources that I find helpful — I hope you do, too: 1. Visual Thesaurus – A

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Today, I’m pleased to introduce The Writing Well’s first-ever guest blogger — publishing entrepreneur, Bonnie Bajorek Daneker. As CEO of Write Advisors, Daneker oversees the strategic direction of the company to enable its clients

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PrimerMagazine.com I came across this memorable graphic while putting together a writing webinar last fall for a government client.  It struck me then — and still does now — how easy it is

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Ever read a book aloud to a child where you were immediately mesmerized by its lyrical quality? That doesn’t happen too often in my experience. But it does whenever I pull out 

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