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 Glasses, and most recently, Enchantment, which received […]
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Saturday, July 21,2012 at 10am on KPFA Radio’s broadcast of FatherFigures: “we double down on our weekly Token Mom guarantee with Elizabeth Stark and Angie Powers who share their thoughts on writing, filmmaking, and parenting. Also a look at the groundbreaking 1970’s children’s television show The Electric Company starring Bill Cosby, Rita Moreno, Morgan Freeman,
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Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Go to: http://www.salon.com/writer/thais_derich/ A founding member of the BWW, Thais Derich is writing her first book, First Do No Harm: A Memoir, about birth and motherhood. She writes at SpinachandHoney.com and has contributed to SFGate.com’s Mommy Files and was a contributing food blogger for the San Francisco Examiner. Read her
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“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” – Andy Warhol I am stealing this quote from Devi’s blog earlier in the week—or last week rather. I am stealing it
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“A real writer is one who really writes,” Marge Piercy said. How, then, do you make the time and wrangle the self-confidence to do the deed? How do you turn the dream into a daily practice, the wonderful idea into an actual book? As a published author, I have been working on those questions for
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This is the time of year when we reflect on the past twelve months and muse about the future, when we gather with our loved ones to express our gratitude and share our faith . . . Or is it? Is this the time of year when kids scream for more presents and the lines you have to stand in to buy stuff no one needs take up precious hours of your life? CLICK TO FIND A MIRACLE FOR YOUR WRITING.
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Rules aren’t as helpful for creating original work as one might hope when one is floating in the murk of one’s own ideas and hoping for some formula for making a story work.
Forumlas v. Filters: Thoughts on Craft in Writing and Revision Read More »
I am so excited about the amazing online conversation we are hosting on the Book Writing World in November. I got a sneak-peek when I showed the two authors around the video meeting center–and I was blown away. This is going to be an inspiring conversation for folks who want to write really, really well. Click on the title of this post for the formal invitation. This is a free event, but everyone, even BWW members, needs to register. Thanks!
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Meredith Maran is an accomplished journalist and author whose daring, personal and controversial memoir is out TODAY!
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Free Writing Retreat when you join the BWW. Or just join us on the retreat . . .
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