learning

  • Common Writing Obstacles: Talent vs Learning

    ByHenry McLaughlin Reading Time: 3 minutes

    “You’re not a writer. You’re not even published.” My superior at my day job spoke these words many years ago. They were his response when my immediate lead told him I was writing. Talent has been described as something you either have or you don’t. You can’t learn it. I and many others disagree with…

  • A Beginning

    ByLaurel Thomas Reading Time: 3 minutes

    All stories have a beginning. A good one sets the tone of the story to come. It attracts the reader to a protagonist who’s flawed, faces impossible obstacles, yet somehow triumphs in the end. At least that’s the gist of my favorite stories. True, there’s lots more to come, but a great start helps me…