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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Need Ideas? Look in Newspapers and Magazines
Still looking for ideas for writing? In the last posting, I talked about using your life (and others!) as a source. But if that isn’t working for you, head to your daily paper or to the magazine rack at your … Continue reading
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Where Ideas Lurk
“In all my writing, I tell the story of my life, over and over again.” – Isaac Bashevis Singer For the next three blogs, we’ll look at where to get ideas for your writing. You are hungry to write something, … Continue reading
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Oh, Yeah, Well — Tips on Dialogue, Part Two
Check out my article for BookPleasure, “Oh, Yeah, Well — Tips on Dialogue, Part Two”
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Four Questions About Memoir
People think that because a novel’s invented, it isn’t true. Exactly the reverse is the case. Biography and memoirs can never be wholly true, since they cannot include every conceivable circumstance of what happened. The novel can do that. … Continue reading
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The Best of the Best
Here are links to two book lists you might be interested in. First, the New York Times’ 10 Best Books of 2011: Second, National Public Radio’s list of the best upcoming poetry for 2012.
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Setting Goals
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” –Antoine de Saint-Exupery I started this year asking you why you write, but now I want you to ask what your goals are. Are you writing for the sheer joy … Continue reading
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Tips on Dialogue
Please check out my article for BookPleasures.com, “Oh, Yeah, Well — Tips on Dialogue.”
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Update on Posting Schedule
I have been working hard to write three blogs a week, as well as a weekly article about writing for BookPleasures.com. Life, however, has gotten rather busy, and I’ve had to revise my schedule a little. For the time being, … Continue reading
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Want to be the Hot New Thing?
In December 2009, the New York Times profiled 94-year-old Carmen Herrera, a painter who had become the “hot new thing.” At a celebration for the artist, her friend, the painter Tony Bechara toasted her saying “The bus – la quaqua – … Continue reading
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Choose Your Words Carefully
Check out my BookPleasures.com article, “Choose Your Words Carefully.”
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