Transition Writing

Transition Writing

Transition Writing Julie McGue Author   Five minutes into the writing class, the teacher announced an assignment: transition writing. My brain froze. Several thoughts surfaced, blinked and glared like hazard lights during a driving rainstorm. I considered only...
The One Thing

The One Thing

The One Thing Julie McGue Author   The interstate linking my lake life in NW Indiana to the culture I crave in the big city is not sympathetic to tentative, inexperienced drivers. Winter ushers in black ice and white out conditions while summer construction...
A Vote For Spontaneity

A Vote For Spontaneity

A Vote For Spontaneity Julie McGue Author   I’m one of those gals that enjoy not only having a sense of the day’s activities, but a full grasp on the exact timing and locations involved. This propensity to be over-organized could be a holdover from parenting four...
The Perfect Writing Group in 5 Easy Tips

The Perfect Writing Group in 5 Easy Tips

The Perfect Writing Group in 5 Easy Tips Julie McGue Author   If you haven’t signed up to receive Brevity’s Nonfiction blog (http://Brevity.wordpress.com), you should do so! Here’s one of my recent favorites: The Perfect Writing Group in 5 Easy Tips May 20, 2019...
Do You Believe Most People Are Good?

Do You Believe Most People Are Good?

Do You Believe Most People Are Good? Julie McGue Author   As I make my way home on a dark and empty four-lane highway, Luke Bryan’s smash hit, Most People Are Good, drifts around the empty seats of my Tahoe.  This popular song is one I know well enough to hum...

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