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Tag: Writing Advice

Coffee and Writing and How They Relate

November 12, 2018 admin 3 Comments

By Shelley Widhalm I’m addicted to fancy coffee because there are so many aspects to the experience. A bit of…

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Posted in: Description, Espresso, National Coffee Day, National Espresso Day, Writing, Writing Advice Filed under: Description in Writing, Shelley Widhalm, Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Tips

Transitions in Seasons (and How it Relates to Writing

October 15, 2018 admin Leave a comment

The table centerpiece is a perfect way to transition into fall with fresh-picked apples mixed with the colors of autumn.…

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Posted in: The Writing Life, Transitions, Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Tips Filed under: Four Seasons, Shelley Widhalm, Transitions, Writing Advice, Writing Tips

Add Snap to Your Writing (with a few simple tricks)

July 9, 2018 admin Leave a comment

Don’t let your writing get disorganized like these puppy paw prints in the snow. By Shelley Widhalm Shorter writing needs…

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Posted in: Grammar, Grammar Advice, Grammar Tips, Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Tips Filed under: Making Writing Fun, Shelley Widhalm, Writing Advice, Writing Tips

Writing with a Bang (even during holidays/vacations)

July 2, 2018 admin Leave a comment

This is called bun chasing. Check out the shorebird at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, Fla., with the bun on…

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Posted in: Vacations, Writing, Writing Discipline, Writing Motivation Filed under: Shelley Widhalm, Writing Advice, Writing After Vacation, Writing Motivation

How to Write during Vacation (and still make it fun)

June 4, 2018 admin Leave a comment

Ducklings swim at a Northern Colorado lagoon, which is a drop in size compared with the ocean. The ocean makes…

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Posted in: Motivation, Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Tips Filed under: Shelley Widhalm, Travel Writing, Writing Advice, Writing During Vacation, Writing Tips

Conferences Offer Writing Crash Course

May 21, 2018 admin Leave a comment

Kerrie Flanagan, a member of the Northern Colorado Writers Creative Conference Team for the 2018 conference, left, gives writing advice…

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Posted in: NCW Conference, Writers Conferences, Writing Advice, Writing Tips Filed under: NCW Conference, Northern Colorado Writers, Shelley Widhalm, Writing Advice

Writing in the New Year (to make it fun!)

January 8, 2018 admin Leave a comment

Zoey the Cute Dachshund poses by a 2018 planner to welcome in a new year of writing. By Shelley Widhalm…

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Posted in: New Year's Resolutions, Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Discipline, Writing Goals Filed under: New Year's Resolutions, Shelley Widhalm, Writing Advice, Writing Goals

Poetry Bandwagon + Poetry Reading = Poetry Fun!

December 3, 2017 admin Leave a comment

Writing/finding a poem is just like getting a coffee shop gift card for Christmas. Oh, the joy! By Shelley Widhalm…

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Posted in: Poem-A-Day Challenge, Poetry, Poetry Readings, Writing Poetry Filed under: Poetry Advice, Poetry Readings, Shelley Widhalm, Writing Advice

Writing and Time Management (to get to that important writing space)

September 11, 2017 admin Leave a comment

Shelley Widhalm of Shell’s Ink Services chases after a story during her reporting days, while trying to multitask setting up…

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Posted in: Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Discipline, Writing Goals Filed under: Shelley Widhalm, Time Management, Writing Advice

What is it Like to be a Writer? (or random musings on the writing life)

August 21, 2017 admin 1 Comment

By Shelley Widhalm I sometimes get asked how I write as if it is a mysterious thing—it is and isn’t…

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Posted in: The Writing Life, Writing, Writing Advice Filed under: Ghostwriter, Shelley Widhalm, Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Fiction, Writing Nonfiction

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