It's that time of year again, where you bang your head on the wall to come up with the perfect gift. I think I've outdone myself in this collection of unique Christmas or Hanukkah gift ideas for the writer in your life, or for you writers to put on your wish list: Every writer needs to be comfy at home in order to write well. Denise Duhamel says in her poem "How Much is this Poem Going to … [Read more...]
What is a Productive Day for a Writer?
How would you, as a writer, quantify a productive day? Do you base productivity on your word count, or something else? On Pinterest, which is turning out to be an inspirational hangout for writers, I found an interview with Karen Russell in the Daily Beast. Russell's first novel, Swamplandia!, was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize, and she now has a second novel. I'm always up for learning … [Read more...]
A Male Horse in the Nude: Creativity
It's important to nurture creativity in children, even if it's a little startling, or, um, not quite what we had expected. Accuracy in art, if not colors My granddaughter, Lil, age 6, had brought a coloring book of horses to amuse herself in a restaurant, so she and I colored a picture together while we waited for our food. I loved coloring as a child. I still enjoy the soothing sweep of a … [Read more...]
Lev Raphael on Writer’s Block
Next time you want to give up reading a particular book because 1. it bores you, 2. you can't make sense out of it, or 3. it makes you bang your head on the wall, keep reading. You can analyze it and learn from it as a writer. Maybe. Or it still might be a huge waste of your time. But isn't learning from it a far nobler idea than tossing it from a moving car? To analyze a lousy book and other … [Read more...]
Writer to Writer with Tracy Lawson about her thriller COUNTERACT
When Free Will Becomes an Illusion, the Resistance Will Rise. . . . The Fight for Personal Freedom Begins with COUNTERACT, Book One of The Resistance Series. Two strangers—their destinies entwined—must work together to thwart a terrorist the country never suspected. Anyone who loves a good dystopian thriller will find a new favorite in COUNTERACT. Lawson joins the ranks of authors such as Aldous … [Read more...]
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