Editing is best done in multiple rounds to achieve error-free writing. By Shelley Widhalm In my personal work, I love…
National Coffee Day is Sept. 29. I’m writing and drinking coffee to celebrate the day, though I feel weird taking…
By Shelley Widhalm Writing a poem a day, instead of waiting for magical inspiration to swoop in, showed me I’m…
Plan ahead for poetry by writing a poem a day, a habit that makes writing easier over time. By Shelley…
Shelley Widhalm of Shell’s Ink Services chases after a story during her reporting days, while trying to multitask setting up…
Shelley Widhalm of Shell’s Ink Services imitates the pose of a Ben Franklin statue, ready with her notebook in…
To get into writing, try mindset and thinking about the “now” of the moment. By Shelley Widhalm Mindset, or giving…
By Shelley Widhalm I sometimes get asked how I write as if it is a mysterious thing—it is and isn’t…
The poem-a-day challenge is something to mentally schedule to get inspired to write. By Shelley Widhalm Starting in September, I’m…
The mother duck leads her nine ducklings through the lagoon in Loveland, Colorado, teaching them how to get what they…