Last week, Paula Munier (the creator of the Cup of Comfort series) and I hosted an online writing workshop about how to come up with writing ideas. It was a great success, and one that provided food for thought for the attendees–and me. I’ve always thought to myself, “I’m not an idea person.” But as [...]
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If you’ve visited the Cup of Comfort website lately, you’ve probably noticed a few cosmetic and navigational improvements. You might have also noticed the revamped online submission form, which delivers your Cup of Comfort story submissions to us in a flash (and with no hiccups!). What you might not have noticed is that we’ve also [...]
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As a writer of personal essays or memoirs, do you ever struggle with how to write about yourself without sounding arrogant, presumptuous, or just plain annoying? . If so, consider this quotation from Chuck Klosterman, an amazingly talented journalist and author whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and [...]
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“Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be,” wrote Mark Twain. Hear, hear, Samuel Clemens. Of course, “very” isn’t the only adverb that can (and should) be damned. As Stephen King wrote in his memoir, On Writing, “I believe [...]
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