Writer’s Workshop

Every writer needs to ensure they use grammar correctly. It’s not about being a ‘Grammar Nazi’. It is about good grammar being a reflection of you. Even if you’re not a professional writer, there will be times when you need to make a good impression with your writing. And showing attention to detail when it […]

GPS Navigation For Your Reader After much thought and deliberation, you’ve come up with a topic to write about and some ideas on how to expand on that topic. Now you’ve got to think about the next step – how to connect those ideas in the most effective way. When it comes to connecting ideas, discourse […]

Life is Noisy Let’s face it, from the time we get up in the morning until we go to bed at night, we’re constantly surrounded by a cacophony of sound. At times you can feel like it’s so powerful, it takes on a life of its own, something we’re powerless to do anything about. As […]

Selling Ice to an Eskimo One of the most important skills for any writer to master is the art of being persuasive. But why is it that some seem to be able to do it so easily – the proverbial ‘They could sell ice to an Eskimo’ comes to mind – whereas others struggle to […]

Everything begins and ends with words. Think about that for a minute… If you still doubt just how impactful words can be, read the following story and you’ll see what I mean. The Homeless Man A homeless man sits virtually ignored on a street corner. He’s sitting there holding up a homemade cardboard sign that […]

My name is Murray Barnett, the owner of The Creative Writer and I, unashamedly, love to write. I’ve loved writing ever since I can remember. I wrote a poem in 8th Grade that my English teacher liked and he asked me if he could put it in the school magazine. I was amazed that it […]