by Jeri Walker | Apr 1, 2019 | Writing Tips
April is National Poetry Month! In honor of all things poetic, I’m offering up this post on how to write a sonnet. Perhaps you’ll decide to devote the month of April to giving the form a whirl. If not, penning any manner of poetry will do. The Academy of... 
by Jeri Walker | Jul 9, 2018 | Writing Tips
Methods to find writing inspiration are as varied as life itself. Inspiration is like a drug, and when it fades, despair often takes its place. So many people slowly lose their creative spark to the mundane and incessant demands of daily life.Though I have always... 
by Jeri Walker | Jan 8, 2018 | Writing Tips
Combining photography and writing can be a great way to shake up your writing process, so I am reposting this writing exercise from five years ago. One of my favorite exercises in terms of driving home the power of revision comes from Discovering the Writer Within by... 
by Jeri Walker | Nov 2, 2015 | Featured, Writing Tips
Behold! These memoir prompts have consistently ranked as the most viewed post on Word Bank Writing & Editing, and I wanted to bring feature them again for those who may have missed out the first time around. I’m currently booked with editing projects through... 
by Jeri Walker | Jun 1, 2015 | Writing Tips
Loop writing is a technique developed by Peter Elbow that involves underlining striking or important lines. Then those lines become starting points for going even deeper into a topic to gain new insights. It is a great way to develop your line of thinking on any...
