Monthly Archives: April 2023

“Remember: Your biggest stories will often have less to do with their subject than with their significance . . .”

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Kate Stover

William Zinsser continues, “. . .not what you did in a certain situation, but how that situation affected you and shaped the person you became.” Zinsser reminds us that readers don’t want to be impressed by your accomplishments. They don’t … Continue reading →

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“I can allow myself to speculate on all that now, though it would not have occurred to me to do so at the time.”

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Kate Stover

When writing about something that happened years ago, should you stick to the story, or should you interject speculations about what could have happened? Should you also comment on your speculations? People who write stories about things that happened to … Continue reading →

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“Go north a dozen years on a road overgrown with vines to find the days after you were born.”

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Kate Stover

This remarkable first line of the poem “Sight” by Faith Shearin does three things: it provides a way to visualize a journey back in time along “a road overgrown with vines.” It includes an interesting slant rhyme with “vines” and … Continue reading →

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