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A monthly column from The Writer's Center

by Whitney Fishburn

When the Agent Burns Down Your House

I was in like Flynn, baby. I had people responding to my inquiries, people making connections on my behalf, and then…crickets. At this point, I resorted to my usual routine. I took inventory of all the ways I clearly had offended someone, had […]

A monthly column from The Writer's Center

by Whitney Fishburn

When your wayfinder knows more than your GPS

This scene made me laugh out loud when I came upon it recently. Seeing it I felt smug, validated, and amused all at once.

Smug because I have a bugaboo about outsourcing my wayfinding to […]

A monthly column from The Writer's Center

by Whitney Fishburn

Silence the Impostor Syndrome’s voice so you can hear your own

You are an impostor. You don’t belong here. You can’t write anything that will sustain anyone’s interest.

Sound familiar? Then you are under attack by the Impostor Syndrome.

The battle is waged in your own mind where you are […]

A monthly column from The Writer's Center

A monthly column from The Writer’s Center

by Whitney Fishburn

If you stand, be sure to deliver

Standing desks have become more common in the last decade. Chief among the arguments used in their favor is health: sitting has been associated with a host of chronic ailments including obesity, heart disease, and type-2 diabetes. Careful, though. […]