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Writers Wearing Costumes, Baking Cookies, & Other Mad Men Tricks 26 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
By Randy Susan Meyers Nobody can buy a book they never heard of. M.J. Rose, bestselling writer and former advertising madwoman. Why does someone pick up a book? Smashing cover? Reviews so good t...
When Tragedy Calls: Not My Lemonade To Make 23 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
By Ann Bauer The day after the Newtown, Connecticut, massacre, my phone began to ring. The Huffington Post wanted me to do a live forum with autism experts and other mothers. Salon wanted my 2,000-w...
When Bad Meditation Inspires Better Writing 22 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
By Juliette Fay I’ve tried meditation off and on since my twenties, and I love the concept: quieting the mental noise, clearing away the chatter for a period of time, inviting stillness. With four...
Somebody Loves You: What To Do When An Agent Says Yes 21 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
By Kathy Crowley It’s another gray morning for you, the long-suffering Writer-Querier. As usual, you take a moment to steel yourself, then open your email for the daily parade of rejections. The Fl...
Revising Regret: The Imaginative Wealth Of What Didn’t Take Place 20 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
By Robin Black For a long time now, I have had a hunch that there is a connection between regret and fiction writing – beyond the obvious possibility that one might regret ever having started to w...
What Your Shelves Say About You 19 Aug 2013 | 09:04 am
By Nichole Bernier Not long ago on my Facebook page, a friend posed this question: What are your criteria for keeping a book when you have limited shelf space in the house? What makes a book a keeper...
Best If Finished By: Expiration Dates on Inspiration 16 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
By Chris Abouzeid Many years ago, while driving down Charles Street, in Boston, I had what I call a “speculative vision.” It had rained during the night, and the morning sun glaring off the puddles ...
Your Inner Bad Guy 15 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
Guest Post by Julie Wu I have never struck a child. I would like to think I never would, no matter what. No matter if I had been born in 1920, had eight children, an absent husband, and lived in a...
Should You Submit to On-Line or Print Journals? 14 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
By Becky Tuch You have just written a great short story. Let’s call it “Trucking.” It is, afterall, about the guy who picked you up in his truck while you were hitch-hiking in Chile. Though the story...
Resources for Writers 13 Aug 2013 | 09:03 am
By Dell Smith All writers seeking agent representation, story, poetry, and/or novel publication rely on resources from which they gather information about the publishing industry. As a writer in the ...
