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Do You Look like a Writer?
Naturally, I teach my students to write, but what gets more attention is inspiring them to look employable. Before job fairs and interviews, I’ve taught men to choose, tie, and wear a tie, and women to...
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My International Guests
Gwyn is wondering how so many international visitors end up on her site and invites them to join the conversation.
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Checking Your Book for the Time
Art Spiegelman was probably ahead of his time when his publisher produced a CD-ROM of The Complete Maus in the early ’90s, and he’s still combining media to create and publish his comics, but as for...
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Friday Flick: Geese
Yes, geese. You only need 15 seconds for this one, though you’ll probably replay it. This might not strike your funny bone the way it hit at our house, but if you laughed, then this little scene...
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Google and the Great Pumpkins
The Google doodle team outdid themselves today with thousand-pound pumpkins. They’re thinking fun, creativity, teamwork, company spirit. And I’m thinking Typography! I enjoyed this article and...
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NaNoWriMo Anyone?
“My confidence comes not from the success of my books but that I keep showing up.” — Natalie Goldberg on video for NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo begins today: National Novel Writing Month. You write 50,000...
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The Apple of Your Eye
Novelist and English professor Mona Simpson delivered this eulogy for her brother, Steve Jobs. Not everyone will be remembered by millions, but anyone can aspire to succeed in both career and family...
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Tempted to Quit Writing?
“Struggling with your novel? Paralyzed by the fear that it’s nowhere near good enough? Feeling caught in a trap of your own devising? You should probably give up.” Lemony Snicket My favorite feature...
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Friday Flick: Two Brothers
Filmmaker Rick Stevenson vividly recalls certain observations he had in his childhood. (I LOVED his brilliant and candid introduction.) He was ambitious enough to follow over 60 children through 5000...
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Branding the New Year
My favorite book designers had a brainstorm. They said, “For many people, 2011 was not such a good year in so many ways . . . . But to be fair, 2011 was never marketed very well. People tend to see...
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Friday Flick: The Key to Writing a Great Book
William Kenower Author Magazine YouTube Screenshot William Kenower reminds us that the “great books,” the ones that change our lives, are not merely works of craft, but of love. He says, “What it...
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There are two kinds of writers: (1) Those who make their own writing their highest (or almost highest) priority. (2) Those who try to finish every other task before they feel deserving of writing time....
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