A Writing Exercise

When I attend workshops, I always have a notebook with me to jot down things I may not otherwise remember. So, at a recent conference, I was thumbing through the notebook I had packed and ran across this. It was part of a writing challenge in some other workshop several years ago. It was called …

Descriptive Phrases

We all hear so much about Showing vs. Telling, and there are no better or more concise examples than those found in song lyrics. Think about it. You have 3 - 4 minutes to tell an entire story. There is no time for wasted words. Then, top that with the fact that things have to …