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Kendell Shaffer has had a multifaceted career in writing and entertainment, most recently working in VFX (visual effects) on ‘Knight and Day,' a 20th Century Fox film. In 2007 she sold a TV pilot, ‘Downtown' to ABC Studios and... more

Ever since she can remember, ten-year-old Melody has always wanted to fly.And when she leaps off a swing in the park one day and lands in the mystical land of Chimeroan, her dream finally comes true. She is given a pair of wings. She can... more

Tom has spent over thirty years helping others be successful. He's written articles for magazines like Cinescape, and more recently he's been collaborating with Cheryl Snapp Conner who writes a Forbes blog. His own blog, Thinking... more

Have you ever wondered how you can actually get what you want? What tools and skills you might need? Who are the people who might support you in your endeavors? How can you best map out a plan? In her recently published book... more

Would humanitarians kill? Steve Jackson wrote a novel about people we think are "doing the good" - finding a cure for the incurable. He calls them "the caretakers of our hope." But are these humanitarians be involved in a cruel... more

What are some of the vital differences between memoir and fiction? On Thursday, May 2 at 6 PM EST I'll be talking with author David G Hallman about ?Writing What We Know and/or Writing What We Imagine.? David is the author... more

I fell in love with the poetry of Samuel Peralta back in 2009, when he founded a unique literary project called Semaphore. In the early days of the social network Twitter, while others streamed status updates, Samuel Peralta was one of the... more

What a lovely word! All writers have a natural instinct for using and appreciating assonance. It means to create a resemblance of sound in a phrase by repeating the same or similar vowel sounds. Sometimes I imagine that language... more

In honor of National Poetry Month, on this week's WRITESPA we celebrate with one of my favorite writers: David Jaicks. Dave Jaicks is an award-winning writer who has published in journals such as Open City, Fence, Hummingbird, The... more

This week's ?Writing through the Year? journey takes us to the theme of ?Simplifying.? I thought it would be a good opportunity to talk to my editor about how she clarifies and simplifies and ?clears the clutter? from my writing. She'll... more

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