Judging Others Can Feel So Satisfying

Some people go to great lengths to judge others for the sheer sense of accomplishment it engenders (if you’re of a certain mindset). Such folks may have the gall to speak directly to individuals about what they’re “doing wrong,” or even indicate they need details before they can agree the … Read more…

A Critique is Still Criticism – Tread Softly

No matter how much the experts split hairs and insist that critiquing something isn’t the same as criticizing it, it doesn’t change the fact that when you write or issue a critique of anything, you’re still criticizing it! Tread softly. Vicious critiques have led to suicide of the victims. Rarely … Read more…

Why Writers Keep Writing

Authors John D. Wolf, Pauline Hager, Shirley Ann Parker and Linda Meckler

We humans are resilient beings. Even when tragedy strikes, we recover – bruised and battered and often in deep pain – and we go on, those of us they call survivors. Write your life story, they tell me, because your life is a novel. No, it wouldn’t sell because no … Read more…