Writing Well

When You Don’t Feel Good Enough to Be a Writer

Laurie Blossoms

Deep down…or maybe even right at the surface where everyone can see…you wish you were a writer. A real writer. But how do you overcome those feelings of not being good enough? Good news! I have three tips to help you overcome those “I’m not good enough to be a writer” demons.

How to Ask for and Get Feedback on Your Memoir

5 Tips for Getting Feedback on Your Memoir

Laurie Blossoms

Asking for feedback on your writing is hard for most writers. Getting feedback on your memoir — the most personal form of writing — can be downright painful! How do you ask for and receive feedback on your personal life story? These tips will help you accept both criticism and praise with equal amounts of grace.

4 Examples of Sensory Details to Fire Up Your Writing

Good writing - like a warm loaf of freshly baked bread - activates all your senses. Ears, eyes, nose, fingers, even your taste buds! These four concrete, specific examples will show you how to use senses and sensory details in your writing.

5 Powerful Ways to End Your Article

How do you end your article with an echo that reverberates in your reader's mind? Endings are important - so important, in fact, that some writers say a strong ending is more important than a strong beginning! I disagree. If you don't hook your reader from the start, she'll never get to the end.

How to Write Powerful Words That Grab Attention

When you’re writing for readers easily distracted by the common ground squirrel, you need to know how to write powerful words that grab – and… Read More »

Writing Techniques That Make Words Come Alive

These writing techniques won’t make your words come alive unless you actually apply them to your writing. That is, you need to edit your work… Read More »