Category: Writing Life
An Especially Great Effort
This morning the task of writing a novel seems to be an especially great effort. I imagine one day standing before a room of readers…
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April 24th is Poem in Your Pocket Day
Did you know that this is National Poetry Month? “Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every…
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Desk window. Snow floats,
Did you know that this is National Poetry Month? “Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every…
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Honest Like Laying Brick
Writing a novel is the most honest work there is. OK, I’ll dial that back a little. Writing a novel is very honest work. Modern…
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Quantity Leads to Quality
There is something else you need to know about how writing works. Quantity leads to quality. In fact, there is no other route to quality…
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