Friends of UW-Madison Continuing Studies in Writing

05/20/2025

Nonfiction writing at its best... An example I had to share.

"We are part of the wonder."
This blog about the Grand Canyon is incredibly rich, thoughtful and thought-provoking, filled with historical perspective, and exquisitely written. Larry F. Sommers, thank you! I've been to the Grand Canyon, too, and you've captured the "awe."

But a question rises in one’s brain as all this canyonesque lore unfolds: What is it about this great vacuity—this vast rancho of open air bordered by extravagant tons of stratified, water-chiseled…

02/06/2025

When I told my husband I was dedicating my book to him, he said that I should dedicate it to our dog Ziva. She logged a lot of hours with me while I wrote. In February 2027, my first book, a collec…

11/22/2024

10/30/2024

Nov. 2 EVENT FOR WRITERS is ONLINE & IN-PERSON:

The writing workshops are ONLINE (YouTube) and FREE as well as in-person at the Oregon, Wis. library this coming Saturday, Nov. 2 at 11:00 and 1:00 Central Time. Sign up beforehand, please.

I'm introducing career tips and writing your first novel or memoir at 11:00 and then Cayce Osborne takes over after lunch for an hour at 1:00 to dive more deeply into how to plot and write your beginning/middle/end.

An in person event and online. Streaming on YouTube. Register for email reminders.