by Devi S. Laskar | Oct 9, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
Recently, the Book Writing World had the pleasure of hosting Thaisa Frank, and one of the many important things she said during her hour-long talk about writing and process and inspiration and writers’ block, was about time. It was delightful to hear her speak about...
by Devi S. Laskar | Sep 13, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
When I was a kid, there were stories that I never tired of hearing or reading. One of my earliest memories starts with the sound of my paternal grandmother’s voice retelling the Mahabharata, and the exiled Pandavas living in a house made entirely of wax. One of the...
by Elizabeth | Aug 31, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
What will teach us to write? “The page, the page,” says Annie Dillard in The Writing Life. I concur, but there are two pages that teach us to write, the blank page which we (I paraphrase Annie Dillard) cover with our scribble knowing that we ruin whatever we touch but...
by Devi S. Laskar | Aug 22, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
When you’re in doubt, emulate. This week in the Book Writing World, we are bringing in to class our favorite passages from our favorite published books, and sharing them — as a way to appreciate good writing, but also to learn new techniques. To study and...
by Devi S. Laskar | Jul 27, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Events, Featured, Uncategorized
All current members of the Book Writing World (anyone currently enrolled in any BWW class or group) are invited to a Q & A with Thaisa Frank on 5-6p.m. (PST), Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, to kick off the Fall quarter. Thaisa Frank is author of the novel, Heidegger’s...
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