by Sebastian Castro | Oct 29, 2021 | Article, Inspiration, Tips & Techniques
Write The Story of Your Life! Write The Story of Your Life! I’ve known what I wanted to do with my life since before I was born. I cannot recall a single moment in this lifetime when I was without the knowledge that I came here to be a singer. My mother tells the same...
by Sebastian Castro | Jul 31, 2021 | Blog, Inspiration, Tips & Techniques
Creativity Creativity. She’s something no writer can live without. She whispers in our ear the opening scene of our novel or the unique angle for our latest article. She enlivens our character dialog with her wit and charm and enriches our sharing of facts with her...
by Sebastian Castro | May 28, 2021 | Blog, Inspiration, Story, Tips & Techniques
Your Authentic Voice You may recall that back in our February Writers’ Guild Conversations: Tips and Techniques newsletter, we discussed how to distinguish between facts, opinions and beliefs claims and how to attribute these various items in article writing. This...
by Sebastian Castro | Jun 28, 2020 | Inspiration, Story, Tips & Techniques
The Privilege of Audience Have you ever mused on the great privilege it is to have someone, anyone, read what you write? Let’s harken back a bygone age. We’ll call it “B.E.”—for “before email.” Before email became our primary means of...
by Sebastian Castro | Jun 19, 2020 | Blog, Inspiration, Story, Tips & Techniques
The Power of Story Welcome to Summit University’s monthly Writers’ Guild Tips & Techniques newsletter. We anticipate this issue to be the first of many! This month’s topic is the power of story. No matter if we write fiction or non-fiction, effective writing...
