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Beware Rabbit Holes: Managing Bad Distractions and Good Temptations by Andromeda Romano-Lax

Tell me, what is it you plan to do / With your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver    Today I want to talk ...

Ela: 49 Writers Weekly Round-up

Where would we be without our fabulous 49 Writers volunteers?  No graphic design, no hassle-free registration, no blog interviews, no great events like Synergies and ...
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Andromeda: Interview with Kim Wyatt, publisher of Permanent Vacation: Twenty Writers on Work and Life in our National Parks

First, Kim, I love the title. But I have the idea that your writers are probably revealing that working in a national park is no ...
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Andromeda/Your Turn: Doubt-filled cups and the latest memoir scandal

My TBR list gets longer every day, and I’ve meant to read Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of Tea for several years now, most recently when ...
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On running: A Guest Post by Gerri Brightwell

I’m a wimpy runner, I’ll admit that right off the bat. I’m not someone who runs twenty miles before breakfast when it’s twenty below, which ...
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North Words Writers Symposium 2011: A 49 Writers Interview with Jeff Brady

Jeff Brady is one of the North Words Writers Symposium organizers, along with Buckwheat Donahue and Daniel Henry. He owns Skaguay News Depot & Books, publishes The ...
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Ela: 49 Writers Weekly Round-up

Sunday is May 1, and you know what that means – tomorrow is the last day to get great early bird rates on our 49 ...
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Andromeda/Your Turn: The purpose and joys of rereading

Yesterday, I wrote about revision. Today, I want to know what you think about rereading. Several times recently I’ve come across this quote: “Curiously enough, ...
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It was practically a three-way tie, so congrats to all three of our write-a-thon participants who were brave enough to share works, including works-in-progress. A ...
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