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Guest Blog: The Importance of Characterization

May 4, 2012 by icreateatl in Writing Tips

Today’s guest blogger is Sean Hastings, the youngest member of my spring writer’s group. At 16, Sean already has demonstrated a knack for writing about espionage and the clandestine arm

Author Interviews

Advice from the Experts: Susan Harrow, Anne Lamott, Stephen King and More

May 3, 2012 by icreateatl in Author Interviews

Every Thursday this month I will feature experts who have sage advice to help writers succeed as storytellers. My sources will include publishing experts, marketing gurus and established writers and

Author Interviews

Pulitzer Prize-nominated Author Jedwin Smith Talks about the Re-release of His Family War-time Memoir, Our Brother’s Keeper

April 15, 2012 by icreateatl in Author Interviews

“Your brother was loved by his fellow Marines, and he loved them. The biggest fear any of us had over there wasn’t being killed —it was screwing up and doing

Films & Pop Culture

My DragonCon Wrap-up: A Genre Writer’s Dream

September 10, 2011 by icreateatl in Films & Pop Culture

I am finally taking a breath after the long Labor Day weekend and work week to share some thoughts from this year’s DragonCon. For the second year, I braved the

Author Interviews

Author of Girl Trouble Discusses the Craft of Short-story Writing

August 15, 2011 by icreateatl in Author Interviews

Some nights, all of the things I know for sure — should be able to count on, like gravity and oxygen and sunrise — lose their power over me. I

Blogging

How Life Drama at the Mall Sets the Stage for Writing

June 20, 2011 by icreateatl in Blogging

Today’s guest blogger is Judy Stone-Goldman, PhD, whose blog, The Reflective Writer, I first wrote about last month during my participation in the 2011 Wordcount Blogathon. I immediately was

Memoir Writing

Advice on Writing a Family Memoir

May 30, 2011 by icreateatl in Memoir Writing

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

Author Interviews

From Screenplay Writer to Novelist: A Q&A with Jeffrey Stepakoff

May 26, 2011 by icreateatl in Author Interviews

“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

Blogging

Today’s Blog, Tomorrow’s Book

May 23, 2011 by icreateatl in Blogging

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

Writing Tips

Concise Writing – Tips to Be a Wordsmith Minimalist

May 23, 2011 by icreateatl in Writing Tips

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