writing tips

If you have been fortunate enough to have success with your writing, I hope you will give a hand up to the next up-and-coming author. Writers are the chroniclers of our times and the keepers of our literature, and we need all voices for the chorus. 

Here are some handouts I have given in my classes over the years. Use them, share them. 


Point of View

Overdone Plots

Weekly Writer’s Workshop Format 

The Art of the Short Story 

The Synopsis 

The Art of the Essay 

A Simple Approach to Plot 

Last Draft: The Final Polish