Author: <span>Donna Janke</span>

Where do you start your story? I am not talking about about what you select for your compelling opening sentence, what the first paragraph is about, or even where in…

Writing

The start of a new year prompts people to make resolutions and look for ways to improve their lives. They make plans and look forward to new experiences. There is…

Writing

This summer I brought a short vignette to my writing group. They enjoyed the tone of the piece, but suggested I’d given one of the characters a name better suited…

Writing

A writer can feel “stuck” at many points in his or her writing. Sometimes you don’t know where to start. Sometimes you don’t know where to go next. Sometimes you’re…

Writing

When writing a story, how do you describe the setting or the way a character looks? How much detail do you provide? How much do you leave to the reader’s…

Writing