Randy – The Desire to Write

Sometimes, for me more often than not, nothing is there but the desire to write. There is no true inspiration, and struggle with resistance is almost certain. These petty reasons for not writing, earning credence by thoughts that I’m not good enough, or not as good as someone else, seem huge. They seem insurmountable, and [...]

Randy – Alexander Solzhenitsyn

As we all know, Alexander Solzhenitsyn recently died. He wrote about his experiences in the gulag and more. That was where he began his writing, lived in exile, but died where he began. To some extent we all know Solzhenitsyn. We know his story. When I read his THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO this year…I had been [...]

Randy – Mary Sojourner, Part Two

A few years back Mary Sojourner participated at the Society for Southwestern Author’s annual conference “Wrangling with Writing” as a presenter. This is the second of two posts reprinted with Mary’s permission.

Mary Sojourner is a free-lance writer, editor and writing teacher. To learn more about her google Mary Sojourner and you’ll find her [...]