Dallas Woodburn's Writing Life

Ten years ago, I held the first Write On! Summer Writing Camp for young writers. In the years since:  Summer Writing Camp has expan...

One of the most striking and moving aspects, for me, when reading the beautiful book a picture is worth... (Arch Street Press) is getting t...

“I need a whole other life not to let this one go to waste.”  ― Lera Auerbach , Excess of Being                                     ...

A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from a friend. We email back and forth frequently, to stay in touch and up-to-date on each oth...

One interesting thing about being a writer is that each day sparkles with potential for delightful surprises and wonderful news. At any give...

Mark Rigney is the author of numerous plays, including Ten Red Kings  and Acts of God (both available from Playscripts, Inc.), as well a...

I just finished reading Elizabeth Berg's captivating collection of short stories, Ordinary Life . I was drawn in immediately her portray...

I recently finished reading Dan Chaon's superb collection of short stories Among the Missing , which I would highly recommend. The stori...

Today we continue our Dancing With The Pen blog tour with an interview with young writer Lucia Chen, whose story "Take My Hand" ...

The first weekend of Summer Writing Camp was a huge success! I feel so privileged to work with such amazing, talented, imaginative young wri...

Today I am pleased to be part of a virtual blog tour for a new book titled UNFEAR: Facing Change In an Era of Uncertainty by Karlin Sloan. ...

Here is a great contest for high school students! I encourage you all to enter! Here is the website for more information: http://jacklondonf...

Dear Dallas, For a long time, I've thought a story has to have a bunch of conflict to be interesting, but in the past couple days I...