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August 8, 2020

Happy birthday to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings!

Today is the birthday of Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsMarjorie Kinnan Rawlings. If you have read her books and stories, which one most spoke to you as a writer or a reader? More about Marjorie here: https://rawlingssociety.org/_home
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August 5, 2020

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 8.5.20

Words for writers from Jacob Reimer

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July 29, 2020

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 7.29.20

Words for writers from William Trevor


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July 28, 2020

Tuesday’s Tips—5 Tips for Being Creative in Stressful Times

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Is stress hampering your ability to write? If so, you’re not alone.


Many writers have found that the combination of COVID-19, economic worries and racial tensions have made it challenging if not well-nigh impossible to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and produce fiction or non-fiction, poetry or essays.


While you may only have limited control over those or other sources of anxiety that you’re facing on a daily basis, I’ve got five tips to help you ta...

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Published on July 28, 2020 03:53

July 22, 2020

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 7.22.20

Words for writers from John Irving


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Published on July 22, 2020 04:34

July 15, 2020

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 7.15.20

Words for writers from Stephen Sondheim


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Published on July 15, 2020 08:20

July 14, 2020

Tuesday’s Tips—Overcoming Present-Day Fears So You Can Write

(This is an edited excerpt from my newsletter, The Writing Life with Nancy Christie. If you want to subscribe, go here!)


The last six months have been scary for sure.


Our lives have been overwhelmed with fears: fears about the impact of economic downturns, political corruption, longstanding racial inequality, and pandemic-generated health crisis.


And while some of us have been inspired by these fears to write about love, freedom, empowerment, the value of a human life, others have found it chall...

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Published on July 14, 2020 04:31

Overcoming Present-Day Fears So You Can Write

(This is an edited excerpt from my newsletter, The Writing Life with Nancy Christie. If you want to subscribe, go here!)


The last six months have been scary for sure.


Our lives have been overwhelmed with fears: fears about the impact of economic downturns, political corruption, longstanding racial inequality, and pandemic-generated health crisis.


And while some of us have been inspired by these fears to write about love, freedom, empowerment, the value of a human life, others have found it chall...

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Published on July 14, 2020 04:31

July 8, 2020

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 7.8.20

Words for writers from Ralph Keyes


 


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July 1, 2020

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 7.1.20

Words for writers from Rebecca Solnit


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Published on July 01, 2020 07:49