by Forrest Peterson | Jul 10, 2025 | Words on Paper
It has been said that it takes about 30 days for an activity or action to become a habit. So much of what we do is by habit. Most of the time that is good. If you hope to create by writing – poem, short story, novel, memoir, non-fiction – it’s necessary to do so...
by Forrest Peterson | May 29, 2025 | Words on Paper
“What’s your book about?” That is the spoken question authors often hear from prospective readers. The unspoken questions are likely to be, ‘Does this interest me? Is it worth my time and money? Is this author a good writer?’ Questions for unknown writers, that is. It...
by Forrest Peterson | Feb 26, 2025 | Words on Paper
Writing with a purpose: Self fulfillment for the greater good ‘Why do you like to write?’ A simple question that you sometimes hear at book events with authors, it can be challenging to offer a good answer. Many things motivate people to attempt writing fiction. At a...
by Forrest Peterson | Feb 19, 2025 | Words on Paper
The recent restoration of a magnificent, turn-of-the-century mansion in south Minneapolis included a feature unknown 125 years ago: In almost every room, a large screen TV hung from the wall. Today, these life-sized images invade most homes with an almost endless...
by Forrest Peterson | Jan 29, 2025 | Words on Paper
In the late 1970s a group of parents in a Twin Cities suburban school district asked the school board to remove two books from the school library. The books included two short stories, The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson, and The Gnats of Knotty Pine, by Bill Peet. In...
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