So...today's the last day of Nanowrimo. Did you write 50,000 words? Can you send us an excerpt of your new novel? It would be great to post some pieces on our Facebook page or at Speak Up Online.....Here at Speak … Continue reading →

Find a photograph and write about it in a way that makes it "matter to readers," not a description but "Bring to your reader what looking will not provide - the smells, the sounds, the texture of the day." This … Continue reading →

Some of the best writing advice is the simplest....how about "butt in chair, hands on keyboard" or in shorthand BIC-HOK...Are you working on a novel this month for Nanowrimo? If so, keep going BIC-HOK....write, write, write!

Write a list poem with the title "Things That Go Away and Come Back Again."

Since November is national novel writing month, I'm going to join NaNoWriMo...check it out....Click here! Watch next week for Speak Up Press's November writing prompt.