by Michelle Richmond | Oct 8, 2017
You’ve probably heard a lot of talk about writer’s block — that moment when you sit down at the computer and the inspiration just isn’t there, and the fear gets the best of you. Here’s the thing: I don’t really believe in writer’s block. Sure, writing is about...
by Michelle Richmond | Oct 6, 2017
We all know how impossible it can be to really focus on the things we need to do, including writing. You wake up in the morning, energized and completely confident that you’ll finish the most important things on your to-do list at the end of the day, only to...
by Michelle Richmond | Sep 26, 2017
Successful writers are voracious readers. Read widely and well. Read in the genre in which you are writing, but also break away from it. Read essays, crime fiction, flash fiction, poetry. Read investigative journalism. Read diaries from the nineteenth century. Read a...
by Michelle Richmond | Dec 10, 2016
Question from a writer: How can I improve my writing and make it more fluid? The first step to improve your writing is to read widely in both fiction and nonfiction. Choose at least one novelist and one essayist whose writing style you admire. Copy down a few...
by Michelle Richmond | Jul 16, 2014
I was doing an annual authors’ dinner at a Bay Area library a couple of nights ago. It was a beautiful event organized by the Friends of the Library, with a cocktail hour, silent auction, nice meal by candlelight, good company, etc. During the pre-dinner reception,...
by Michelle Richmond | Feb 12, 2014
Be a reader. Read widely and well. Read in the genre in which you are writing, but also break away from it. Read essays, crime fiction, flash fiction, poetry. Read investigative journalism. Read diaries from the nineteenth century. Read a book you remember from...
