writing – Danelle Morton

Bette Davis As Feminist and Mentor– Miss D & Me

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 - by Danelle

Was Bette Davis a bitch, as some men have portrayed her, or a mentor? Marcie Bianco explores what happens when women write women’s stories in this article on MISS D & ME: LIFE WITH THE INVINCIBLE BETTE DAVIS.

Finishing School Book Will Be Available January 10

October 23, 2016 - by Danelle

Why don’t we finish the projects we love? What internal and external obstacles rise up to prevent us from fulfilling our dreams? In the book I wrote with Cary Tennis, which will be published by Penguin/Tarcher in January 2017, we offer a new way of looking at creative blocks and a tested and tried way of finishing your work

Finishing School Book Goes Out For Sale!

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015 - by Danelle

Finishing School: The Happy Ending To That Writing Project You Just Can’t Seem To Get Done, went out to publishers for sale today. My writing partner Cary Tennis, who came up with the idea for the school, is very pleased, and so am I! His simple and easily reproducible gets results and we hope to spread it a big audience.

The The Impotence of Proof REading

February 21, 2011March 21, 2011 - by Danelle

Those of us who publish our own writing on the web, bow down to proofreaders, the advisers we can’t afford to hire yet know we desperately need.

Indirect and Direct Language

February 13, 2011March 21, 2011 - by Danelle

Often when we say something explicitly, we are communicating something else indirectly.