It was probably about fifteen years ago that I first started coaching young writers. I still remember their earnest efforts at storytelling, their frustration when they couldn’t quite paint pictures with their words they way they’d wanted to, their elation when it came out right. I remember it well, because it so perfectly mirrored the …
There’s nothing quite as magical as a movies about writers! Silver screen stories that try (and sometimes succeed!) to capture the magic of what it means to be a writer. Some day I’d love to do this as a countdown of my twenty favorites (although then I would have to pick a single favorite, which …
Ever since I “came out” as a writer (and more on that in another post!) friends have been telling me that I should have a blog. Here’s how those conversations would normally go: Friend: “Hey, Mish, you should really have a blog.” Me: “Um, no, I really shouldn’t.” Friend: “Why not?” Me: “Because I have …