On “Write Now” Blog: My Son Said, “Why Not Self-Publish, Mom!”
“Mom, why don’t you self-publish?” For over twenty years my son, Quinn, had witnessed my fledgling writing career. He knew about the countless near misses. He’d seen me at my…
Dear Teen Me ~ Guest Post
Dear Teen Me from author Bridget Birdsall (DOUBLE EXPOSURE, ORDINARY ANGELS) Dear Teen Me: What would I tell you now? Well, just like A.S. King, I’ve rewritten this letter twice,…
The Farm
From My Makeshift Office on the Farm: Getting the Writing Right!
Last night I slept on an air mattress in an unfurnished farmhouse at the edge of the Baraboo Bluffs. From my makeshift office on the front porch, I listen to…
Why I Write
What Writing Means to Me: Truth Tempered With Love On the eve of my eleventh birthday, I informed my mother that I wanted to be a writer. I had just…
Dyslexic Writers: Why Write?
What Writing Means to Me: Truth Tempered With Love On the eve of my eleventh birthday, I informed my mother that I wanted to be a writer. I had just…
Lightening Round: How Flash Fiction Electrifies Writing
Attending and presenting at the Write by the Lake Conference last week with UW Madison's Division of Continuing Studies, I took a fun and fabulous class with Angela Rydell on…