GIFT IDEAS FOR WRITERS
Writers can be difficult to buy gifts for. Most are not clothes horses, unless you are talking about sweats, socks,[…]
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Writers can be difficult to buy gifts for. Most are not clothes horses, unless you are talking about sweats, socks,[…]
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Read moreIf you’ve read Alan Orloff, you’ll know that he has a unique, and sometimes, quirky approach to storytelling. I wanted to know, so I asked: Alan, where do you get your ideas?
This is what he said:
Read moreI always thought that the best kind of writing prompts are those that come from outside of my own mind and that are extremely minimal. Sometimes a single word given to me by a writing partner is all I need to get going.
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Read moreWhenever I start a new novel, I buy myself a fancy notebook. Then, I spend the next month filling in[…]
Read moreSo, I’ve been thinking a lot about how the publishing industry is upside down. Authors are the ones who bring[…]
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