Finding help for the uniquely solitary pursuit that, ironically, connects us as human beings…

Yesterday in a quiet recording studio, beloved fiction author Katie Schuermann and I talked about writing.

Look for this podcast coming soon in the Audio section of this website. Until then, here are some of my most dog-eared books on writing. I mentioned the first three but appreciated ALL of these when writing the manuscript of Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child (Memoria Press, 2013):

• A Writer’s Space: Make Room to Dream, to Work, to Write, by Eric Maisel, Ph.D.
• Time to Write: More than 100 Professional Writers Reveal How to Fit Writing into Your Busy Life, by Kelly L. Stone
• Writer Mama: How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids, by Christina Katz

Whether you are an avid blogger, published author, FB poster, or magazine columnist, or just have a story to tell… where do YOU prefer to write? How do you find the time? Is “life” a handmaiden ro writing, or a devious interruption?

• To dig even more deeply, consider The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers, by Betsy Lerner.
• For non-fiction writers, read Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction – and Get It Published, by Susan Rabiner & Alfred Fortunato.
• And if you need to brush up on writing rules, seek examples, or just want a refresher on stylistic tips, read the timeless writing guide co-written by E.B. White, author of Charlotte’s Web and Trumpet of the Swan, The Elements of Style.

To teach writing to young people, consider these tested resources or, for special needs, this newer series linked to literature or this simple program linked to Bible stories.

Why write? Consider this:

Reading maketh a full man, conversation a ready man, and writing an exact man.

Sir Francis Bacon