Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach

How to Choose Your Next (or First!) Writers' Conference

Attending my first writers’ conference proved to be life-changing—or at least career-changing. In the years since, I’ve attended a wide range...

To Be More Creative, Write a Letter to Your Reader

Dear Writer,

It’s easy to freeze up when we’re writing for the faceless masses or the random reader who happens upon our words.

What...

Are Creative Writing Prompts a Help or Hindrance?

Let’s look at the pros and cons of using writing prompts to decide if we’re fostering creativity or frittering away time.

I...

Beat the Blank Page: 7 Clever Tricks to Pack It with Words

Children gaze at a vast blank wall and see opportunity—inspired, they grab a permanent marker and scrawl across the surface in loopy circles and jaggedy...

Who Cheered You on throughout Your Writing Journey?

When I was visiting my grandmother one summer afternoon, she pulled out a letter I sent her.

“This is good,” she said.

“Really?”

She...