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Facing the Blank Page

Facing the blank page is the hardest part for any writer. Author, editor, and teacher, David Martin, encourages all of us to remember that “writing of life’s experiences brings order to chaos, beauty to existence, and celebration to the mysterious. Hopefully, words connected to actions will make a difference. How can they not? Don’t we all need a more positive world to share?” This collection of essays and poems is an example to writers of all ages that our writing can “begin as memories from experiences long past”.

David Martin

David Martin has spent nearly 40 years as a teacher, writer, and editor. He is the author of two essay collections, Little Birds with Broken Wings (WriteLife, 2012); and Facing the Blank Page (WriteLife, 2009). Martin is the editor of the quarterly literary journal, Fine Lines, a publication of and by creative writers which began in 1991. Writers of all genres have submitted work from all 50 states and 33 foreign countries. What started out as a newsletter and a journal writing project in one high school classroom is now a writing network, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization, and a place where people of all talents may display their work.

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