The Woman Behind the Writer: Sofya Tolstoy
Since contributing an essay to the book The Who, The What and the When: 65 Artists Illustrate the Secret Sidekicks[…]
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Category: #inspiration
In Defense of Daydreaming, Wasting Time, and Libraries
“Doesn’t pay attention in class.”
That was a common remark on my school report cards, along with “tends to daydream,” and “head in the clouds.” I know because my mom was a saver, and I still have a box of those early evaluations. To her credit, I don’t remember a single time she berated me for not coming home with all A’s.
Laura Essay: Side Effects Are Minimal
Please welcome guest author Laura Essay, who will discuss her novel centered on the opioid crisis, and what inspired her[…]
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I have no idea what I just said
Nothing makes your characters pop off the page like well chosen phrases in their dialog. Have her use specific, well[…]
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Where to Find Ideas is No Mystery
I’d planned to write about something different today, but my insomnia gave me the opportunity to write about the age-old[…]
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Perseverance
The first time I saw Brian Thiem, he was reading from his novel, Red Line, and I was awed. Not[…]
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Autofiction
One could argue that all fiction is autofiction, to a degree. After all, we can only experience the world through[…]
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Tools of the Trade
A very Happy Memorial Day to those who served, and those who still do~ I’m spread out over the end[…]
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Going to the Dogs
It is to my chagrin what whenever I post a photo of my two admittedly adorable Australian Doodles, Seamus and[…]
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5 QUESTIONS FOR EVERY WRITER
Writers are known to be introspective, often overthinking, mulling existential issues ad nauseum. But periodically, there is value to posing[…]
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