by explorereikiworld | Mar 14, 2021 | #roughwriters, A Writer's Platform, Columns, Tips for Writers
Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes, I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can escape the madness, melancholia, and panic fear inherent in a human situation. ~Graham Greene. I am a classic example of this statement. When arthritis struck me in...
by explorereikiworld | Dec 29, 2020 | Columns, Tips for Writers
As defined by Wikipedia, creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and valuable is formed. The created item may be intangible or a physical object. Although keeping this creativity to yourself is like a common man doing his chore daily without having the...
by explorereikiworld | Sep 8, 2020 | #FFRODEO, #roughwriters, A Writer's Platform, Columns, Raw Literature, Tips for Writers
Creative writing is defined as writing fiction or poetry with imagination and contrasts academic writing. As a creative writer, we imagine our character to gallop over the green pastures or drag his feet in the dry brown desert. To be able to take long firm strides...
by Charli Mills | Aug 21, 2020 | Tips for Writers
The other day I was running errands, going about my business and sweating in the blaze of the midday sun when an older gentleman stopped and looked me over with a smile. “Good to see a fellow Owl.” “Oh,” I said, unsure if I’d heard him correctly. It wasn’t until I got...
by Ann Edall-Robson | Aug 11, 2020 | Columns, Memoir & Times Past, Tips for Writers
Write about what you know. My initial knee jerk, gut reaction, to that statement was, “No one would be interested in the things that I know.” Followed by, “I can’t write about some of that stuff! People wouldn’t believe half of it.” Needless to say, I got past my...
by explorereikiworld | Jul 14, 2020 | #roughwriters, A Writer's Platform, Columns, Tips for Writers
Man is a social animal, and we need each other for emotional support. The pandemic is the classic example when the world is in lockdown. Many are feeling the brunt of not being able to communicate, hug, and interact with their extended families. Now, although the...
