Discuss: Awesome Literary Things
http://nytimes.com The Rooms of Writers I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — I am a nosey person. And one of the things that I love to ogle most of all is writer’s rooms and workspaces. I find...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: “Telephone”
http://riverwalkmamas.com Happy Wednesday, readers! Once again we have a poem to brighten your day or to make you think a bit more than you would have otherwise. This week, as always, the poem comes...
View ArticleEditor’s Notes #133
Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Hello, readers, and welcome to another installment of Editor’s Notes, the weekly round-up post. We’ve got some interesting posts to talk about this week...
View ArticleWriting Advice: No Straight Lines
http://www.openprocessing.org A lot of writing advice tips talk about considering your reader. There are quotes out there about writing to a very specific reader. For instance, if you want your book to...
View ArticleDiscuss: Young Literary Heroines
Anastasia Krupnik http://slimmette.com As a young woman who loves reading, I’m sure it’s not a surprise when I tell you that I was once a little girl who loved reading. And as a bookish little girl,...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: Five Tankas
http://riverwalkmamas.com Good morning, readers, and welcome to another edition of “Pick-a-Poem.” If you’re looking for a bit of poetry to be injected into your week, then you’ve come to the right...
View ArticleThursday Three: First Lines
“Call me Ishmael.” – Moby Dick by Herman Melville There is something compelling about this line, isn’t there? Something mysterious – invitational, yet intrusive. These three small, but powerful...
View ArticleWriting Advice: Blocks of Time
As your probably already know, I am participating in National Novel Writing Month this year, as I have done for the past six years. I love the challenge, I love hanging out with fellow novelists, and...
View ArticleDiscuss: Awesome Literary Things
Hurlingham Books, London http://www.bookstoreguide.org/2012/02/hurlingham-books-london.html Awesome Bookstore Windows A storefront window is the best way for a shop to compete amongst many other shops....
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: “Cook”
http://riverwalkmamas.com Welcome, blog readers, to another featured poem. As always, this poem has come from Poetry Daily, which has plenty of poems to satisfy all your poetry needs. This week we...
View ArticleThursday Three: Smell the Roses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leah-tautkute/ What’s that cliché? Stop and smell the roses? Earlier this week while brushing the snow off my car, a neighbor of mine, who is in his upper eighties,...
View ArticleMeet the Editors: Tina McKee
Tina McKee Hello, everyone, and welcome to another installment of “Meet the Editors.” This week we feature Tina McKee, the Marketing and Development Editor for the Jet Fuel Review. Tina graduated from...
View ArticleEditor’s Notes #134
Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Hello, readers, and welcome to another installment of Editor’s Notes, the weekly round-up post. We’ve got some interesting posts to talk about this week....
View ArticleWriting Advice: On Inspiration
http://en.wikipedia.org One of the really great and supportive things that the National Novel Writing Month website offers members throughout November is pep talks from famous authors. These authors...
View ArticleDiscuss: Indie Bookstores
http://www.housingworks.org/bookstore/ The holidays are coming up! Some of us want them to back off and some of us want them to come sooner. Whichever camp you’re in, you’re probably beginning to think...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: “Love Poem”
http://riverwalkmamas.com Welcome, blog readers, and Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is going well so far. Now that we’ve made it to the middle, here is a dose of poetry for your day. As always, I...
View ArticleMeet the Editors: Stephanie Raga
Stephanie Raga Hello, everyone, and welcome to another installment of “Meet the Editors.” This week we feature Stephanie Raga, who serves as the Communications and Media Editor and the Assistant...
View ArticleJet Fuel Review Issue #6
Art by Julie Clack You are cordially invited to the Issue #6 Reading Launch of the Jet Fuel Review, Lewis University’s student-run and faculty-advised literary journal. On Thursday, Nov. 21st in room...
View ArticleMeet the Editors: Audrey Heiberger
Audrey Heiberger Happy Sunday, blog readers! Around here, Sunday means that we have another installment of “Meet the Editors,” and today is no different. Today we are featuring Audrey Heiberger, the...
View ArticleWriting Advice: On Goals
http://parchmentplace.wordpress.com This week, on Saturday, National Novel Writing Month comes to an end! I plan on finishing on time, that is I mean to reach the 50,000 word count by the final day....
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