How to Dig Yourself Out of a Creative Rut

You stare and stare at the page, but you just can’t get yourself motivated to write. Nothing you write feels right, anyway. In fact, nothing about this process seems to feel right. You’re bored and uninspired, and the whole writing process is feeling stale. It’s not...
Stop Feeling Like an Imposter

Stop Feeling Like an Imposter

Do you ever feel like a writing imposter? Like you’re just faking this writing thing, waiting for everyone to figure out you have no idea what you’re doing? I challenged my friend, author S.J. Henderson, to write a poem a few days ago. She took me up on my challenge,...
Writing Prompt: A Child’s Perspective

Writing Prompt: A Child’s Perspective

I began journaling at age 9.  As a child, journaling taught me how to self-soothe and to organize my thoughts and feelings. As an adult, those journals serve as a reminder that children observe a lot more than we give them credit for. I looked back at one of those...
Poetry Writing Prompt

Poetry Writing Prompt

Writing poetry has always been cathartic for me. When a hard day hits, I get out my pen and yellow legal pad and just start crafting words to make beautiful, often somber pieces of art. I write about my physical surroundings, about the people, places, and things that...
Why You Should Be a Writing Risk Taker

Why You Should Be a Writing Risk Taker

A few months ago Joe suggested that I take a writing class at a local university. I looked at the classes they offered: business writing, intro to creative writing, memoir writing, and a poetry class. I told Joe about the business one, thinking he would say that would...
Writing Lessons From Benjamin Franklin

Writing Lessons From Benjamin Franklin

There are many ways we can learn to write more expressively. We can read all of the posts on The Write Practice and join Becoming Writer, or we can take writing lessons from Benjamin Franklin. What Benjamin Franklin Can Teach You About Writing Benjamin Franklin wrote...