HOW TO TELL a difficult tale? It’s a topic Bette Lynch Husted, our new guest blogger, eagerly took on when she suggested writing about a very under-reported aspect of diversity -- class. I was … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Write About A Difficult Subject, by Bette Lynch Husted
Do Your Writing Routines Suffer from a Lack of Cardiofitness?
WHENEVER PEOPLE ASK me about writing, there is always a process question included, as in, “How do you actually do it?” By this, we're talking about writing routines, and the questions can vary as to … [Read more...] about Do Your Writing Routines Suffer from a Lack of Cardiofitness?
Defending Humanities: Say It With Words
DEFENDING THE HUMANITIES is difficult. Not because they are not worthy of every single line of defense we can bring to the job – they are – but because of the effort it takes simply to define them, … [Read more...] about Defending Humanities: Say It With Words
Writing Lessons: Memoir’s Truth and Consequences, with Anthony D’Aries
Next up in Writing Lessons, my guest teacher is Anthony D'Aries, whose wonderful new book, The Language of Men, A Memoir, takes on just what the title suggests. His how-to piece takes on what happens … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Memoir’s Truth and Consequences, with Anthony D’Aries
Writing Lessons: First Drafts, with Josh Hanagarne
Next up in Writing Lessons is Josh Hanagarne, author of the marvelous book, The World’s Strongest Librarian. If you don’t know the book, you will. It’s getting a lot of well-earned attention. After … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: First Drafts, with Josh Hanagarne
The Writing Life, or Groping My Way Toward Memoir
A BIG GROUP GROPE. It’s the image that popped into my head after a friend wrote seeking some writing advice. A thoroughly politically incorrect term, of course, as well as dated, the grope provides an … [Read more...] about The Writing Life, or Groping My Way Toward Memoir
