I struggle to make this decision. My hands automatically want to write in first person, as if I am telling … More
Tag: learning
Poetry Before Horror: A Beginning Writer’s Insight
I learned a simple yet valuable lesson within the first chapter of Francine Prose’s book, Reading Like a Writer. It … More
Birthday Note To Future Me
Dear Future Melisa, Happy freaking birthday! I suppose I should feel some overwhelming joyous tingle but honestly, not many people … More
Show AND Tell: A Beginning Writers Discovery
Jump right in, just go with the flow! Advice that I have heard from other writers, as well as just … More