I heard on NPR this morning that Elmore Leonard passed away, and immediately thought of his wonderfully funny - and simply wonderful - 10 Tips for Writers. What …
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8 Great Tips for Successful Writing Groups
I've just added The Company of Writers by Hilma Wolitzer to my favorite writing books list on the writers tips page of my website, in part because of the great …
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Neil Gaiman on Making Good Art
If you want to be a writer, or any kind of artist, drop everything and listen to this now. And not just for Neil Gaiman's lovely British accent, or his …
What Do You Get at a Writers Conference?
Several times over the course of the San Francisco Writers Conference last month, I was asked what's in a conference for the writers-panelists. A few of the …
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Writing Love Stories: The Missing Handout
Do you have a favorite quote about love? Or one about writing love stories or anything else? For my first panel at the San Francisco Writers Conference, on …
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10 Suggestions for Writing Dialogue
I did a panel on writing dialogue at the San Francisco Writers' Conference yesterday, and ran out of the handouts I brought. So for those of you who asked for a …
Can you imagine a nicer way to start a morning?
The Wednesday Daughters galley pages have arrived! Is there a nicer time in the process of getting a novel into print than the moment the galley pages arrive? …
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A Survival Guide to Writers Conferences: 1. Eat Chocolate for Breakfast
A friend who is heading for a writers' conference next month asked if I had any advice, and since it's not the first time I've been asked: 1. Eat Chocolate for …
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Isabel Allende on Passion, Writing, and Character
Nice people with common sense do not make interesting characters; they only make good former spouses." - Isabel Allende, from her 2007 TED Talk I listened to …
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Streetcars and Desire, Tennessee Williams and Writing
What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains.” - Tennessee Williams, A …
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