Recently, I found myself thinking about E.B. White’s classic children’s story, “Charlotte’s Web.” I’d venture to guess that most of us have either read the
When I was in the third grade, my teacher gave us a creative writing assignment. It was the month of December and we had to
Nine years ago this week — on December 21, 2009 — I published my first blog post and Leah’s Thoughts was born. I like to
When I tell people I’m a writer, the response is usually something like this: “That’s so cool, but I could never be a writer. I
When I talk to prospective writers and teach writing classes, one of the most common things I hear from people is how much they want
When you make your living as a freelance writer, it’s important to know where you can find fellow writers in your community. Whether you want
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I knew I wanted to be a writer and journalist from a young age. In elementary school, I wrote fictional stories. At age 12, I
It’s a fact: editors need writers to do our jobs. We work with so many of them each day to help us fill our respective
