Dawn Goldberg

3 Things Make the Biggest Difference in Moving Your Writing Forward

As writers, we all want to continuously be moving along in our goals. Think of it as a river. A river constantly flows. There may be places where it looks very calm and barely moving, but if you look close enough, you'll see a current. At times, your project feels like it's a rushing river; other times, it's trickling along like a small stream. We have to manage our energy, time... (posted by Dawn 2 years 53 days ago.)

R.O.U.S.'s - I don't think they exist

I'm reading William Goldman's supposed adapted book version of The Princess Bride , and I'm really enjoying it. Every so often (but not so often as to be annoying), he breaks in with his author persona and explains why he removed S. Morgenstern's original text. For a reader and an author, it's an enjoyable read. And as someone who loves the movie (Goldman wrote the screenplay for the movie as well), I'm in awe at... (posted by Dawn 2 years 88 days ago.)

The Building Blocks of Powerful Writing

What exactly is writing well? Is it writing with perfect grammar? Not necessarily. Is it writing that's worthy of The New York Times bestseller list? Maybe, but I'm not sure how practical that is. Could it be as simple as writing so that your readers understand the meaning you're trying to convey? Yep, I'm pretty sure that's it. So how do you make sure your readers understand you? First, you... (posted by Dawn 2 years 288 days ago.)