In Praise of Beta Readers by Rich Chiappone
In a biography of the Russian writer Ivan Turgenev by V.S. Pritchett, I came across these two sentences about the writing of Turgenev’s novel Rudin. ...
Writing When You’re Not Writing by Andromeda Romano-Lax
If you don’t have enough time or focus to write—who does?—read this. Do you have a “portable process?” That’s what prolific author Juliana Baggott calls ...
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A Best Reader by Ken Waldman
Finding a best reader can be like finding a mentor. They may be out there somewhere in the universe, someone who can not only help ...
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Spotlight on New Books: Phoenix Butterfly – Path to Authenticity by Sue Lynn Wood
Phoenix Butterfly I always felt invisible, with no color or spark. What did I have to offer? What was there to see in me? Unable ...
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Unfairly Maligned Memory By Andromeda Romano-Lax
“Mnemosyne, one must admit, has shown herself to be a very careless girl.” Vladimir Nabokov How many times have you criticized yourself for forgetting something? ...
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Creating Time and Space for Mindfulness and Writing at the Annual Shrine Retreat by Alison Miller
What do writing and mindfulness have in common? Well – a lot, actually. Both require that we sit still and focus our attention. Both are ...
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Reflections on the Tutka Bay Writers Retreat by Kitty Berner
Nature can fool us. Or more likely, we fool ourselves. We can think that because the vista is stunning, the bay serene, because an eagle ...
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Stay on That Horse by Tricia Brown
I once went on a gal-pal horseback-riding weekend inside Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve. If you know me, you know how exceptional that is. ...
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Why Some Good Books Should Remain Unpublished by Charles Wohlforth
George Fischer wrote 19 autobiographies without ever planning to publish them. And he could have. Not only was he a talented writer and an accomplished ...
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