ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I field regularly is how and why to practice writing. As anyone who knows me knows, I eschew all writing prompts and exercises. But that does not mean I do not practice writing. I … [Read more...] about Why to Practice Writing, with Joe Bunting
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How to Be a Food Writer – and More – with David Leite
OF THE MANY TYPES OF WRITERS there are, among my favorite groups of people to talk to is food writers. They are also among my favorite to read. And how to be a food writer is a topic that I also love … [Read more...] about How to Be a Food Writer – and More – with David Leite
How to Develop Your Writing Brand, with Jane Friedman
HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR writing brand? You need one, you know. Oh, you didn't know? Well, listen to Jane Friedman, my personal favorite authority on all things having to do with the business of writing, … [Read more...] about How to Develop Your Writing Brand, with Jane Friedman
How To Write About Loved Ones? Think Inheritance
GET A LOT OF questions about how to write about loved ones, and almost always my answer includes something about inheritances, the weirder the better. Let me give you an example. … [Read more...] about How To Write About Loved Ones? Think Inheritance
How To Write About Home, With William Kennedy
There are those people who know how to write about home, and then there is William Kennedy, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, a MacArthur Genius grant, and pretty much everything but the Heisman trophy, … [Read more...] about How To Write About Home, With William Kennedy
How to Find Your Writing Voice
WHEN MY HUSBAND asked me to marry him, now so many years ago, he did not offer me a diamond ring. Nor did he offer me a ruby, emerald or any other precious or semi-precious stone fixed in a band. What … [Read more...] about How to Find Your Writing Voice
