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May 27, 2020

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 5.27.20

Words for writers from Mary Gordon


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Published on May 27, 2020 01:48

May 22, 2020

In Conversation With… Casey Bell

Casey Bell


Today’s guest on “In Conversation With…” is author Casey Bell. And he’s quite a prolific author with 22 books to his credit!


To date, Casey has authored two Young Adult, three general fiction, and three non-fiction books, two short stories, one horror book, one book of poetry, five children’s books, one book of collection of art, and four Word Search books.


Besides writing books, Casey is also a playwright, graphic designer, fine artist, and fashion designer. For more about Casey and ...

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Published on May 22, 2020 04:45

May 20, 2020

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 5.20.20

Words for writers from Joan Didion


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May 19, 2020

Our Once and Future Life: How to Make the Most of Writers’ Conferences — Guest Post from Al Pessin


When Al Pessin reached out to me with this piece, I knew how timely it would be. As writers, we know how important conferences can be. They are a source of information and education as well as a way to build relationships.


With the pandemic, conferences have been put on hold. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t something we can do in the meantime. At some point, conferences will happen again, and we want to be ready to take advantage of those opportunities. And in his post, Al provides useful tip...

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Published on May 19, 2020 02:46

May 13, 2020

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 5.13.20

Words for writers from Anne Tyler

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May 6, 2020

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 5.6.20

Words for writers from Janet Sternburg

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Published on May 06, 2020 01:43

May 1, 2020

One Word After Another, One Line at a Time

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

Usually I find a new month energizing, full of promise, dare I say, even hopeful. But the last few months have been such a succession of dark nights and darker days as COVID-19 spread its shadow that its hard to approach May 1 as a fresh start.

Yes, states are gradually reopening for business. Yes, confirmed case numbers and virus deaths are trending down in many...

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Published on May 01, 2020 10:51

April 29, 2020

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 4.29.20

 Words for writers from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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April 22, 2020

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 4.22.20

Words for writers from Anne McCaffrey

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April 15, 2020

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 4.15.20

Words for writers from Alice Munro

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Published on April 15, 2020 02:25