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Writing Partners

The author Adair Lara suggests writers need writing partners. So does writer Natalie Goldberg.  And while both of them have a different approach, the goal is the same – to encourage you to write.  It can sometimes be daunting to … Continue reading

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Say the Unsayable

 The role of the writer is not to say what we can all say but what we are unable to say. –Anaïs Nin One of the things I hear new writers – okay, more seasoned ones too – say is … Continue reading

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Stepping Aside

How do we step aside and let the story or poem come through us?  You don’t have to believe in muses – though Rick Braggs writes that his muse is an ugly old mug who has come to collect due … Continue reading

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Nancy’s Speaking on The Mind of the Matter

Next month, I will be the guest of Susan Hickman, Ph.D., on her radio show, Mind of the Matter. It’s available on Voice of America to listen to, at your convenience, starting on May 3. Mind of the Matter The Writable Life  May … Continue reading

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Meandering Through Writing Sites

“There are no good stories.  Only the singer really matters, seldom the song. – John Dunne I have been meandering about a few favorite writing sites and thought I would share some of what I was enjoying.  While these topics … Continue reading

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List Your Life

A couple of years ago, my husband gave me a book, List Your Self, for Christmas.  At first, I was a little perplexed, but he enlightened me.  “It could be great for your writing,” he told me.  And he was … Continue reading

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Reading Groups for Writers

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it toward the condition of the man who wrote. – E. M. Forster Most of us are well aware of the advantages of having a writing/critiquing … Continue reading

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Good Writing Takes Getting Naked

  Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self, in which case, it is best that the garment be loose, a little like the robes of the desert, through which one’s nakedness … Continue reading

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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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Beginnings

Need inspiration getting started?  Here’s some advice from the pros: “I always start out with an idea, even a boring idea that becomes a question I don’t have any answers to.”  – Toni Morrison “All my books literally come to … Continue reading

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