Writer. Contributing Editor at The Discarded Image. Digital Content Strategist. Here's where I publicly explore the books I'm reading, the projects I'm working on, and other current interests. Category Archives for On writing
Clippings 29: For the love of reading and writing
This tribute to print books, a stop-motion video created by (and at) Type Books in Toronto, gave me a thrill. It’s ok to clap at the end—I did! Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to read more and write … Continue reading
Happy Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
Leave it to my little sister to post a Facebook message today wishing me a happy Freelance Writers Appreciation Week! Â Didn’t know there was such a thing, but any excuse to celebrate, right? Â Ironically, I’m celebrating by turning down a … Continue reading
How Authors Sell; How Readers Buy
Have you read Joanne Kaufman’s “How Authors Move Their Own Merchandise†in the Wall Street Journal? She documents how authors are offering free books, iPods, and even sex toys to boost sales in an increasingly crowded marketplace. As an author … Continue reading
P.D. James’ advice to reviewers
Over the weekend, I had occasion to return to P.D. James’ Time to Be in Earnest, which I reviewed about 18 months ago. Â The occasion was that I had just read John Bayley’s Elegy for Iris (review forthcoming), a memoir … Continue reading
Well Said: on writing in community
Poet Nikky Finney on writing in community: You know, it’s so funny, growing up in a small town, going to a very small college, I have never in my life had a creative writing class as a student. Never. They … Continue reading
