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Writing and Writers Magazines

We write all the time, about photography, travel, adventure, life on the road, life in general, interviews, all kinds of subjects. We keep up with what is going on in the writing world through magazines about writing. Here are some of our favorite resources. We have now made it easier for you to get these […]

Photography and Writing: It’s about what you don’t see

The ad for the NPR Wall Calendar caught my attention recently. NPR asked famous artists the question: “What does NPR look like to you?” The calendar features their artistic results. Now, think about that. What DOES NPR look like? NPR is sound coming across the radio. It doesn’t have a “look”. It has a “hear” […]

Writing Advice: Talking About the Weather

Describing the weather is a hard cold fact for any writer, no matter what genre they work in. No matter where you are, inside or out, you are affected by the weather, as are the people and places you write about. Finding the words to describe the temperature, weather, and impact of the two upon […]

Finding Photographic Inspiration Through Descriptive Words

Most people think of photography as a “visual” art. It is, but it also represents a “verbal” art form. Photograhy often expresses what most people hard find to say. One of the most popular email joke forwards that makes its rounds every month or so is the collection of animal pictures that express a lot […]