I don’t know who’s behind Electric Storytime (the site provides no clues) but I love these short send-ups of literary fiction. For the cocktail lounge regret scene, try “A Time […]

My previous post hinted at the possible advantages of writing in a positive rather than negative vein. But sometimes negative is the only way to go. And no one can […]

The late Stephanie Feeney, founder of the Northwest Gardeners’ Resource Directory, was a superb writer and public speaker. I remember hearing her talk about English gardens at the Northwest Garden […]

Deborah Ng of Writers Row, who compiles an excellent listing of freelance writing jobs and has been a perennial resource for the online writing community, passed along the blogging meme […]

While podcasting leaves me cold, I’m increasingly enthusiastic about photoblogging. Doug Plummer’s Daily photo can be breathtaking, and I’m a big fan of New York’s The Sartorialist. If you have […]

One of the highlights of Mind Camp was the “paper airplane” exercise Thomas Schmitz used in his session on generating new ideas. Each person took letter-size sheet of paper, wrote […]