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September 28, 2015
#CreativeCourage & #BigMagic for #Readers, #Writers, & #Publishers
I used just a bit of Creative Courage in the title of this post—jamming the words together and sticking a pound-sign in front of them—going for the Twitter-Look…
Naturally, writing a novel or raising a child or working to prevent radical climate change take TrueCreativeCourage and a heaping soul-full of BigMagic…
Have you heard of the book Eat, Pray, Love? It was written by Elizabeth Gilbert.
I’ve written two important posts about Elizabeth (both having very cool videos):
September 27, 2015
Today Begins #BannedBooksWeek 2015 !
No Re-blog today…
Just a few fairly important links for you…
How about the Twitter Feed for #BannedBooksWeek?
And, here’s the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week page.
Check out Facebook’s take on Banned Books Week.
See what they’re doing about banned books at the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library.
And, the displays about banned books on Pinterest.
Finally, from the Huffington Post,10 Gorgeous Quotes From Banned Books with Images…
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Read Some Strange Fan...
September 26, 2015
Sunday, September 27th, Begins #BannedBooksWeek 2015 !
It’s true we live in confusing times—torn by radically opposing ideas—drenched with rank materialism;
all makingBanned Books Weeka fascinating U.S. “celebration”.
You can explore how a high school overrode their own rules to ban a book for a handful of parents…
Or, how a book about medical ethics and history is called “pornographic”…
Do we still need a Banned Books Week?
A few excerpts from the official site:
“There was obviously a good reason for starting it in 1982. Efforts to remove controv...
Sunday, September 27th, Begins #BannedBooksWeek 2015
It’s true we live in confusing times—torn by radically opposing ideas—drenched with rank materialism…
Which all makeBanned Books Weeka fascinating U.S. “celebration”.
You can explore how a high school overrode their own rules to ban a book for a handful of parents…
Or, how a book about medical ethics and history is called “pornographic”…
Do we still need a Banned Books Week?
A few excerpts from the official site:
“There was obviously a good reason for starting it in 1982. Efforts to remove co...
The 12 Best New Yorker Cartoons on Writing and Literature
Hoping today’s Re-blog gives you a laugh or two :-)
Originally posted on readers+writers journal:
12 of the Best Cartoons from the Best Literary Magazine Ever The New Yorker Magazine has been publishing reportage, fiction, satire, poetry and current events since 1925, and over the past 90 years has become an American icon and beacon for new writing, ground-breaking editorial and reporting, and timely satire. The magazine has launched the careers of countless writers and pu...
September 25, 2015
Language and the Refugee Crisis
A short but very sweet post today…
Image Courtesy of M. Nota ~ http://www.freeimages.com/photographer/Nota-32092
I’m sure all of you (except, perhaps, those just returned from Neptune) have heard about the Refugee Crisis occurring across Europe.
Everyone with a political bent is debating—those with humanitarian concerns are hard at work…
Germany has freely accepted the most refugees and may well end up welcoming over one million.
Every country accepting refugees faces the obligationsentailed...
September 24, 2015
Stephen King Was Wrong
I’ve only read a little Stephen King.
I thought he was a good writer.
But, writers can be wrong, even about themselves…
Originally posted on Dysfunctional Literacy:
If you’re going to criticize Stephen King, don’t use any adverbs to do it. (image via Wikimedia)
When it comes to writing, I expect Stephen King to know what he’s talking about. He’s published more books than just about anyone (except maybe James Patterson), and almost everything he writes turns into a best-se...
September 23, 2015
Paintings, Artists, and Composing Narratives
How closely can what’s on a canvas and what’s in a book mingle?
I got part of an answer from an article in the publication “Good”, entitledGo Inside the Minds of Art’s Most Famous Female Readers.
An excerpt:
“Museums and galleries are full of them.They have captivated art lovers for centuries, and launched a thousand questions. But whoare they? Well, they are women enjoying a good book—and now they’re getting their moment in the sun.The Reader is a new online art, writing, and sound project t...
September 22, 2015
I Say, You Say, We All Essay
Many folks feel the most creative writing happens in short stories and novels…
Today’s Re-blog gives you ample reason to include essays :-)
Originally posted on Eleventh Stack:
Remember essays? You know, those structured paragraphs of writing that were graded for how well they conformed to the prescribed formula that your fifth grade teacher dictated? Yeah, those. They’re baaaaaaaaack. And before you delete this post for the cringe-worthy feelings it might evoke of writer’s...
September 21, 2015
So Ya Think Your Book Will Be a Bestseller?
Image Courtesy of http://www.freeimages.com/photographer/iamwahid-61510
This post is for those who are brave enough to self-publish; though, it could apply to those going the traditionally route, too; and, if you’re not an author, do, please, share it with any writer-friends you may have…
I decided to write this post after I read Kate Evans‘ article,The Measure of Success in IndiePublishing.
Just a few of Kate’s thoughts:
“…I continue to attempt to market my first novel…
“…I shrivel at the ki...
