#WritingLife


  • Join Our New Subscriber Chat

    Join Our New Subscriber Chat

    Today we’re announcing a brand new addition to our Current Words Publishing Substack publication: CWP subscriber chat. This is a conversation space exclusively for subscribers—kind of like a group chat or live hangout. Dave and I will post questions and updates that come our way, and you can jump into the discussion. Join chat How…


  • Dan Cohen’s Father’s Dementia Made Dan Into an Author, and One of Our Partners

    Dan Cohen’s Father’s Dementia Made Dan Into an Author, and One of Our Partners

    When did you become a writer? For myself, I had been a writing since elementary school. I began as a playwright. I would write one-act comedy skits I would coerce my friends into performing with me. Fortunately for me, the teachers at Leedom Elementary School were very encouraging, and they always managed to find a…


  • Summer Break/Kids/Writing

    Summer Break/Kids/Writing

    If you’re a parent, like I am, you know how kids being off their regular schedules in any way brings a little bit of havoc to adult lives. Maybe it’s sweet havoc, and havoc we cherish, but we’re also trying to write. I want to share with you two things that have helped me when…