The Importance of a Strong Open

The Importance of a Strong Opening Nora Roberts’ first sentence in Dance Upon the Air immediately captures the reader’s attention: “In the dark green shadows of the deep woods, an hour before sunrise, they meet in secret.” This sentence is outstanding in establishing the first scene where the initial action place. Through what Roberts presents, …

Welcome to A Writing Room

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Teaching various writing courses for over 25 years has been my life. My students have included military personnel, students straight out of high school, and prison inmates as well as businessmen and their families from Asia. Along with teaching various university writing classes I have …