Word for Words Blog for Writers

One of my favorite book titles is that of Vladimir Nabokov’s autobiographical memoir Speak, Memory. As both directive and decree, memory sp...

One of the things I most enjoy about October is its air of mystery. For the rustle of fallen leaves and jack-o'-lanterns, tricks and tre...

The Westport Writers’ Workshop, based in Westport, CT, and in operation since 2003, offers workshops, lectures, and editing and coaching ser...

Writers may have a unique voice, an imaginative storyline and distinctive prose and still find that the sum of the parts doesn’t equal a coh...

All fictional stories have a high point and a low point. To make sure that enough happens within the story from beginning to end, writers sh...

If you’ve fallen out of love with writing — and everyone does at some point — here are some ways to rekindle the fire. Whether or not you’...

It’s no secret that a great way to become a better writer is through revision. But in a world where we’re constantly bombarded by informatio...

Thank you to writers from the Westport Writers' Workshop, Gerry O'Hara and Austin Scelzo of the Angry O'Haras bluegrass band, ...