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PlumblineMargaret McCaffrey - December 8 2017. . .I was halfway through my MA thesis, or so I thought when my teacher

The Good Mentor

It’s said that writing can’t be taught. But why not? Tobias Wolff taught George Saunders at Syracuse University, and look

Making a Scene

‘Keep the drama on the page,’ says Julia Cameron, author of The Artists Way. She means make your work dramatic,

The Power of the Mic

In September Elwood Writers recorded our Fathers’ Day stories for Vision Radio Australia (VAR). I accompanied Barry to the studio

The Writing Group

It is said that you can’t teach writing. Maybe not. But writers, I believe, can sure help themselves. Since 2008

‘Jewels of San Fedele’ available on Amazon!

I was recently able to contribute to the fantastic “Jewels of San Fedele,” a collection of short fiction, memoir, art

Finding your Writing Voice

Miles Davis once said: “You have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.” For me this

Putting the ‘me’ in memoir

My memoir teacher once asked me why I didn’t write about myself. Put more of myself into the memoir. “You

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