This is the first half of our interview with Nancy Kidder, an American University adjunct professor who teaches a course called Writing And Fighting (the perfect companion to Street Writers). Nancy provides insightful tips on writing, and discusses some of her favorite writers. Learn more about Nancy and her course at writeandfight.com.

Street Writers - Nancy Kidder, part 2

Still waiting for inspiration? Maybe it’s time you actually started writing— powerfully, productively and with plenty of punch. Here's a 10-minute jab at writing as a craft that calls for tenacity, consistency and the courage to face an empty page. Mark Bellusci and Dan Chichester are pros at bare-knuckle writing for stage, film, editorial, marketing and comics. They share hard-earned tricks to help you roll up your sleeves, beat down the demons, and move that project forward — be it a novel, ad, play, press release, game, screenplay or shopping list. Take it to the streets and fight to write.