Articles and books about the writing process.
In the November 4 issue of the New York Times is this article by a former political speechwriter that I'm passing on to everyone. Though the subject is his experience as a speechwriter, there are many aspects of his writing life that have broad application to the field. The link is:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/the-political-speechwrit...
Back in college at Central Michigan University, for two years I wrote for the school newspaper, the award winning CM Life. I was an editorial columnist - which meant I had the privilege of writing about whatever I felt like. Some of my material was funny, some serious, a few pieces were political - while others simply poked fun at campus life.
Has a list of titles or topics for this year Nov 2012- Sep 2013 been announced?
A friend told me I was being too “journalistic” when answering interview questions about
Pretty Much True… .
as President of Military Writers Society of America. My term is up the end of this month and I am stepping down to focus more on my own work. It has been a joy -- and a lot of work -- to work with MWSA. However, I'm so very proud of how far we have come and of the journey we have just started.