“Everything is copy,” said Nora Ephron. But in what way?

There was something that nagged at me quite a lot recently when I read a piece about the late Nora … More

When reading gets heavy, try writing (something different)

I’ve always had several books on the go at once, and rarely found one of them so unputdownable as to … More

In these troubled times, we’re all looking for more stories. We read to find these stories, and, if we are … More

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Recently, writers all over the Internet got outraged over an article declaring that unless you write…

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HAPPINESS by Jane Kenyon There’s just no accounting for happiness, or the way it turns up like…

John Matthew Fox, who keeps a website for writers (Bookfox), sent out a newsletter recently about two fellow authors meeting … More

On World Poetry Day this year I’ve decided to spend some more time with Rae Armantrout’s poetry, for the benefit … More