What are the best practices for writing? That will always depend on who you ask, of course. When David Leite and I asked one another for our best practices for writing, out came a list wrapped in some … [Read more...] about Best Practices for Writing, With David Leite and Marion Roach Smith
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How to Write About Grief, With Jill Smolowe
Jill Smolowe knows how to write about many things. She spent 30 years as a foreign affairs writer for Time and Newsweek and a senior writer for People. Her articles have appeared in the Washington … [Read more...] about How to Write About Grief, With Jill Smolowe
When To Stop Researching and Start Writing, With Julia Flynn Siler
Writer Julia Flynn Siler is the author of two bestselling non-fiction books. Her third book, White Devil's Daughters, The Women Who Fought Against Slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown, is just out. A … [Read more...] about When To Stop Researching and Start Writing, With Julia Flynn Siler
Writing About Our Mothers, With Elissa Altman
Of all the topics that haunt memoir writers, writing about our mothers is on the top of the list. Holy, wholly hard, a holy terror and everything in between, our family of origin is as elusive as it … [Read more...] about Writing About Our Mothers, With Elissa Altman
How To Publish a New York Times Essay, With Corvette Hunt
I have been reading Corvette Hunt for awhile. Corvette has been a contributor to Huffington Post, as well as to The New York Times, but it was a piece that ran in The Times on June one of this … [Read more...] about How To Publish a New York Times Essay, With Corvette Hunt
How to Keep Up Your Writing Stamina, With James Barron
James Barron knows about writing stamina. He has been reporting for The New York Times for forty years and has authored two books. In all, he never stops writing. And he is here on QWERTY to talk … [Read more...] about How to Keep Up Your Writing Stamina, With James Barron
