When you want to write but aren't sure how to start... In The Wednesday Sisters, Linda gets everyone writing by spilling her purse out over a picnic table, …
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Christine Breen: a first novel … at age 60!
My guest this week, Christine Breen hails from Kiltumper, Ireland, where she lives with her husband, the novelist Niall Williams, in the cottage where her …
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8 Great Writing Tips from F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald never lived to see The Great Gatsby acknowledged as an American classic. Today is the 90th anniversary of its publication, and I'm a total fangirl, …
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BookWorks, Pacific Grove CA
When Mac and I first explored Pacific Grove almost two decades ago, there was a charming bookstore in town that was one of the reasons we seriously considered …
6 Writing Tips from Kazuo Ishiguro
The truth is the combination of dazzling on the page and dazzling in person is rare. So my intrepid traveling companion was not enthusiastic about attending the …
6 sexy ways to celebrate National Poetry Month
Did you know April is National Poetry Month? The Academy of American Poets inaugurated National Poetry Month in 1996, which makes this its 20 year. I love the …
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5 Funny Irish Writers on How to Write
In case you need some good old Irish inspiration to set aside the green beer for the pen this St. Patrick's Day weekend, I've dug up five funny Irish writers to …
5 Women journalists' words to inspire you on International Women's Day
Tomorrow is International Women's Day, and yes, I can't resist pointing out the irony that it's the one day of the year that is an hour shorter than the …
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Greer Macallister: on writing historical fiction
Greer Macallister is a poet, short story writer, playwright and novelist who earned her MFA from American University, where her plays have been performed. Her …
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Amanda Eyre Ward: on writing nights and weekends
One of the dearest and most generous writers I know, Amanda Eyre Ward, has a new novel out this week! Jodi Picoult calls The Same Sky "the timeliest book you …
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