Martin Luther King Jr. said, “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Spoken Word Poet, Guente connects his audience with a friend of his who is a rapist he never confronts. Our culture teaches us to mind our own…
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…
As reported by Amy Maginnis-Honey in the Daily Republic today. Download Flyer “Miss Representation,” a documentary about how the mainstream media contributes to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America, will screen April 5 at the Kroc Center, 586 E. Wigeon Way. The film debuted in the…
