If you show your reader what happens, you’re more likely to keep him interested in your writing. This goes for travel writing, books, novels, and more. Use action words and avoid passive verbs. Try this exercise: Instead of writing…She suddenly saw the snake out of the corner of her eye.…
Descriptions that show your reader instead of telling him are a good way to involve your reader. When I was editing travel articles, some of the least interesting articles used overworked adjectives that did nothing to show the reader what the writer was seeing. What do you see when you…
Today I received this email and I am ecstatic and humbled. I am me and I do the things I do because I love to do them. I would like to write more and further my connections in the community. That is the space I am creating for myself. This…
As reported by Amy Maginnis-Honey of the Daily Republic today FAIRFIELD — A Spanish class writing assignment was the impetus for Christina Baird penning her memoir, “How Far Will I Run.”… …Baird, a Vacaville resident who serves on the city’s Community Services Commission, writes about her tumultuous journey to adulthood. Abuse…
