Representatives from Creative Word Lab are going to be out and about this evening supporting writers in our home community. Tonight at The Black Dog Arts Cafe there’s a special event called “Wine & Words.” Drink Wine. Listen to stories, poems, and other spoken word. Not a bad gig if you can get it. Also, …
Category: Writing
Apr 21
Self-publishing does not mean self-editing: Hire an editor!
By Casondra Brewster Creative Word Lab Recently, I was offered another contract for editing – a novel manuscript – but when I read the first five pages of the work – I had to refuse. Even if I charged my top rate, which is still cheap by going-rate standards, the work would be so …
Apr 12
Writing and Creativity Aren’t Spooky To Us
You sit down to try to develop a presentation, a brochure, a newsletter and you are panic stricken. The words, the ideas, the concepts are just phantoms to you. You decide you should go and make phone calls, or get a cup of coffee or worse yet — call your tax accountant. Anything to keep …