10 things I have learned about

writing

Writing is a skill that most people can

learn (but there are no magical formulas)

Writing is making sense of ourselves

and the world around us

Writing is both a process

and a product

Writing is about the range of human

emotions

Writing is about what you know and

what you don’t know

Writing is about reading (and

speaking, viewing, listening and representing)

Writing is about being specific

Writing is about showing, not telling

Writing is about creating the right

voice

Writing is about sharing,

publishing and celebrating