In celebration of Nanowrimo, I'm rerunning some of my favorite guest author posts (and trying to tidy them in the process). This one was written by Booker …
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Julia Glass: The Not Quite Yes
For NanoWriMo month, I'm going to repost some of my favorite guest author posts, which I'm rereading to inspire myself! This one -- by one of my fave authors, …
The Lowly Pencil
Pencil, from the Latin penicillus, meaning "little tail." Little tail? Not everyone writes even occasionally with the old fashioned yellow pencil with pink …
Video Wikis
I know -- and use -- Wikipedia on a pretty regular basis. But I didn't know until recently there there is such a thing a a video wiki. Did you? Video …
A Hemingway Story that Started 100 Years Ago Today
On this day 100 years ago, 18-year-old Ernest Hemingway (yes, that guy) was distributing chocolate and cigarettes to soldiers at the Italian front when a shell …
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5 Quotes from Philip Roth on Reading, Writing, and Life
I was saddened to hear the news last night that Philip Roth has died. Here are a few of the wisdoms I learned from reading his books: On reading: "Everybody …
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Words of Wisdom from Martha Gellhorn
Last year I started an effort to share a quote a day, each from a woman writer I admired. Let's just say it was a rough year, and life intervened as it …
STOP Writing — Without Giving Up
I'm delighted to have as my guest this week Jennifer Haupt, whose debut novel, In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills is just out! Jennifer went to Rwanda as a …
Steinbeck on Struggling with a Scene
Another bit of great writing advice from John Steinbeck: …
John Steinbeck Support for NANOWRIMO
This won't be an all-Steinbeck-all-the-time month, but I did find another bit of useful advice in that The Paris Review piece--especially apt for cranking out …
