This morning I was running in the hills around my house. I should say that I do not run. Did not run. But lately, I’ve gotten hold of this new app: Couch to 5K and so I am running. And walking. And running. Yes, I’m on week 3 of the program and I’ve been doing […]
I started a blog a few years ago, using it almost as a public journal. You might say I wasn’t sophisticated about the blogosphere, but on the other hand, I could write and I had a lot to say–about writing, babies (two at a time and what that was teaching me), reading, discovery. Wild turkeys.
Rules for the Road: Writing and Blogging Read More »
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.
Long Lines: Shopping V. Writing Read More »
How do you write a real life story? Best-selling and award-winning author Allison Bartlett talks about her habits, motivations and secrets in this inspiring interview. AND if you add your own comment at the bottom of the page, you will entered to win either a free copy of the book, The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, OR the audio book on CD. That’s right–two winners will be chosen just from the commentators. So chime in!
Interview with Allison Hoover Bartlett Read More »
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!
What We Talk About When We Talk About Story Read More »
In the Book Writing World, we take a look at the pitches (or story lines) of our “bad guys,” because “everyone is the hero of his own story.” In My Lie, Maran acknowledges herself the “bad guy” in her story–not a usual perspective for a memoirist!
Interview with Meredith Maran Read More »
What good timing! Everyone’s gone baseball crazy and this week is pitch week in the BWW. The pitch is a great tool–useful at cocktail parties, for getting an agent and also for clarifying and streamlining the structure and character arc of your book. In other words, it has practical applications at the creative and business levels. We revisit this in each of the courses. (In Revision, you look at a related but more thematically oriented summation of your book: your premise.)
And in the conferences, we’ll all be pitching–not just Judith! So come and holler out your pitch. If you need help, you’ll get help. If you just need a standing ovation, well, you can get a virtual one of those.
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Meredith Maran is an accomplished journalist and author whose daring, personal and controversial memoir is out TODAY!
Meredith Maran’s New Book Read More »
[vimeo 14683466] [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/14683466[/vimeo] Sharon Sayler is a BWW member and a published author. Her new book, What Your Body Says (and how to manage the message), can change your relationships and what you understand communication to be. She recently came to the BWW to talk to us about what writers need to know about body
What Writers *Need* to Know About Body Language: the video Read More »
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