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A Good Man…What’s in a Name?
As I announced yesterday, I am going to spend this week on the blog sharing some words of literary wisdom from some of my wonderful...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Nov 19, 20124 min read
Leaving a Legacy of Words: New Article Focuses on Legacy Writing
One of my Bradenton-Sarasota writer friends, Juli C. Hilliard, recently wrote an article about individuals who want to leave a “Legacy of...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Nov 17, 20122 min read
Reading and Responding are Great, But…
Don’t get me wrong: I think reading, responding, and critiquing the work of others is important. It was important to me as an...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Nov 8, 20122 min read
Insomnia and the Creative Mind
It’s been a quiet week, creatively. Starting the middle of last week, I began to battle some serious sleep loss. The first few days, I...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Sep 13, 20121 min read
You Will Improve
Practice may not make perfect, but it certainly helps. Occasionally, when I run the spelling and basic grammar check at the end of...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Aug 30, 20124 min read
Planning For the Storm That Never Showed Up
Late last week, the computer models (all six million of them) were projecting that the tropical storm named Isaac would spend the last...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Aug 28, 20122 min read
When Good Ideas Go Bad
I carry a little Molskine notebook around with me, most of the time. I jot down phrases, story ideas, random thoughts, and even the...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Aug 22, 20123 min read
Fear of Big Topics: Guest Post by Shannon M. Howell
Part 5: Fear of BIG SCARY TOPICS First I’d like to thank Eric for hosting this post today. This is such a big fear for me, that I...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Aug 17, 20123 min read
One Letter Separates “tale” from “stale”
I was writing a brief critique this week, and as I wrote something like, “You’ve done a nice job of telling this tale,” my itchy s-finger...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Aug 16, 20122 min read
End of Summer: Back to Basics
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Aug 13, 20122 min read
Musical Interlude
I used to post, quite often, about the best music deals I found on Amazon. For me, music is a big part of my creative process. I don’t...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Jul 21, 20121 min read
I’ve Been A Bad, Bad Boy
Yes, I intentionally provided you with a provocative headline in order to get you to read. Haha! Really though, we are almost half-way...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Jul 12, 20121 min read
Reading Student Stories
I’ve been teaching two classes of Adult-Ed students about writing and the creative process. One class, Your Legacy of Words, focuses on...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Jun 27, 20122 min read
Reading as a Writer
New York City. We were watching a movie last night, (Man on a Ledge, not that it matters for the purposes of this blog) and it occurred...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Jun 13, 20123 min read
Writing, Rather Than Reading
Next week, I begin teaching two 6-week classes on writing and as I prepare for the classes, I’ve been reviewing several text books and...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Jun 1, 20122 min read
On Blogging and The Reading List for May
I saw a comment on Facebook, today, from a fellow writer who said: “I’m thinking about starting a blog. Thoughts?” My initial reaction...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
May 31, 20123 min read
April Reading List
Here’s what I read this month: The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins – Yep. I gave in. The book was better than the movie, but I liked the...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Apr 30, 20122 min read
A Two Week Sprint – Preparing for an Artist’s Residency
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Apr 28, 20125 min read
Take a Stand – This Isn’t a Protest Post
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Apr 10, 20122 min read
Why Do You Write Wednesday
Not a traditional blog post, but, instead two links: First, my writer friend, Andrea Cumbo of Andilit.com, has been so kind as to feature...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Apr 4, 20121 min read
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