Dr Seuss on Nonsense
Summer is a time rife for nonsense, and who better to remind us of its value and beauty than the master of nonsense himself—Dr Seuss. As we share some green…
Beatrix Potter on Delicious Words
The first bite of a crisp, juicy apple; the first sip of some steaming chicken soup; a big scoop of ice cream on a hot summer day: all these things…
Joseph Chilton Pearce on Being Wrong
When our child trips and skins their knees on the playground, we comfort them and kiss them and put on a bandaid. When they are old enough, we might teach…
Jodi Picoult on Writer’s Block
A blank page can be scary. Here at ECP, we know that better than anyone. As writers ourselves, many of us have been confronted by the dreaded blank page. This…
Kadir Nelson on Resonance
For thousands of years, storytelling has not only been a way to expand our imagination and knowledge, but also a way to represent and reflect our culture, experiences, and individualities…
Kurt Vonnegut on Creating
You know what they say about singing like no one’s listening… One of the key ways to develop creative confidence and live a creative life is to get in the…
Maxwell Perkins on Editing
Creative writing is at its core, well, writing. There is no denying that. Putting pen to paper (or fingers to a key board) is the most significant, fundamental part of…
Lovely Litany by Matthew, Age 7
In honour of National Poetry Month in April, here’s a lovely litany that we published back in 2011 by then 7-year-old Matthew. Litanies, also known as list poems, typically catalogue…