I was wondering the other day if there is a verb that describes the act of realizing you’re stressed out and taking a breath to try to calm down. For years I’ve wished there was an adequate adjective for the color of a full moon on the surface of … [Continue reading] about Wanting For Words
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Getting Back Into My Pages
Today I jumped back into the beginning of my novel. I should say, for those of you who follow the blog, that I’ve actually not been working on my fiction since I got back from the New York Summer Writer’s Institute at Skidmore about a month ago. It … [Continue reading] about Getting Back Into My Pages
You Are Not Your URL
I was talking with a friend last week about good resources for writers. I directed her toward my usual go-to sites, like Poets & Writers, Writer’s Digest, and for those of us looking to submit shorter works for publication: NewPages.com. She … [Continue reading] about You Are Not Your URL
Overflowing Shelves
Yesterday I cleaned off my bedside table of all the books that have stacked up there over the last six months. I usually finish books in bed, late at night, and more often than not, I’m not ready for sleep. I want the next book. So I took some time … [Continue reading] about Overflowing Shelves
In Defense of Unnecessary Words
Have you ever read a book that was so well written that you were sick of it by the time you were half way through it? As I mentioned in my post last week, I’ve been thinking a lot about style lately. Strunk and White, Zinsser, even Elmore Leonard … [Continue reading] about In Defense of Unnecessary Words
On Style
I feel like Lewis and Clark would have felt if they had not kept a journal, but rather tried to remember everything to write it down once they got home. But of all the adventures that have kept me busy (and away from my blog - sorry) over the last … [Continue reading] about On Style
Vacation Reading
I’ve been in Spain this past week, on vacation with the family. We stayed at a hotel with a big fat pool. Despite the rich history of the area, the ancient castles and even a day trip to Gibraltar, the pool was my daughter’s favorite part. Of … [Continue reading] about Vacation Reading