Saturday, October 25, 2008

"Wisdom From a Long Writing Career"

Do you need some encouragement and inspiration? Check out this podcast at The Writing Show.

"Wisdom From a Long Writing Career" an interview with Maralys Wills.

Maralys Wills is a longtime writer who has written many different types of things. See if you find something for yourself in her interview.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Learning about Shakespeare

I have found a website that you might enjoy. It's called Shakespeare Criticism. I have just begun to look through it, but it appears to be full of information and links that will help you to gain greater insight to Shakespeare's writings and, in the process, accumulate ideas for themes and approaches to your own writing.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Essays and Articles

The Writing Show has a podcast called "Writing the Personal Essay" that you might enjoy. The guest is Sheila Bender and she talks about different aspects of writing personal essays.

While you are educating yourself on politics and economics with all the current crises, you might want to take the time to notice how the reporters and pundits structure their articles and essays and how they reference their sources. It will help you with your own writing.