Tag: writing trade

Written by Dann Alexander

New Writing Wisdom

In an effort to overcome self-confidence concerns, learn to understand something about the trade and craft that people do not think. Accept the consequences with what happens. So if your first draft or first sentence works. Accept the consequences. If it needs revision, accept that it needs revision. Good writers learn to encapsulate emotion, encapsulate […]

Written by Dann Alexander

Labour Days – School Daze

A classic Family Circus Cartoon brilliantly captured my feelings around Labour Day as a kid. Going back to school was real labour. I recall it as being a completely miserable time of year for me. Summer was over and the heartache of returning to school completely turned my stomach. I went to grade and high […]