Heavens to Betsy! I don't often like to talk about my own writing on this blog, but this is the kind of out-of-the blue moment that perhaps bears sharing. My …
10 Great Gifts for Writers (and Readers Who Want to Write!)
Unless you're an editor willing to wrap up a book deal and set it under a tree, consider one of these eight great gifts - from stocking stuffers to more …
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Ann Mah: mastering the art of french writing
I had the great fortune to read a galley for Ann Mah’s gorgeous memoir, Mastering the Art of French Eating - a lovely mix of travel, food, and personal …
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Patience, Iago – for screenwriting as well as novel writing
Diane Drake, my teacher for an online screenwriting course I'm taking for fun and potential profit - ;) - recommended this interview with Michael Arndt. If you …
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Sundog Books, Seaside FL
the books aren't shelved alphabetically, but the booksellers can find you anything Okay, Sundog Books wins hands down for the most fun ever had in a bookstore. …
Switchbacks: Writing a First Novel
Désirée Zamorano's novel The Amado Women is just out from Cinco Puntos Press. Bustle called it one of Eleven Moving Beach Reads That'll Have You Weeping in Your …
Two Resurrections in One
Liz Rosner has not one but two books coming out now - a new novel, Electric City, and the poetry collection Gravity. To celebrate, I'm running a post she did …
Jean Kwok: From Factory to Bestselling Author
If you think you have an excuse not to write, I have little doubt that today's guest post by bestselling author Jean Kwok will disabuse you of that and send you …
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Renee Swindle: Every Writer's Nightmare
A Pinch of Ooh La La by Renee Swindle just released yesterday! My friend Ellen Sussman says of it, “Renee Swindle writes about the complications of love with …
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Write Like a Girl
It's not just about the running. I've been a runner since the days when women were prohibited from running marathons on the excuse that too much exercise might …