REBLOG: If Wishes Were Horses — BREVITY’s Nonfiction Blog
Life is about figuring out your priorities. What you put at #1 is going to push something else down to …
Tag Archives: books
Polar Vortex forces me to blog!
Sundogs over Madison Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Air temperature was -8 degrees F. Photo by author. The polar vortex has …
How not to be disappointed at a book festival
Smaller book festivals are notoriously hit or miss. Same with readings, workshops, or bookstore events. I was part of a book …
Celebrating young writers and writers/readers of all ages
The best part of the Deep Valley Book Festival, I thought, was seeing the many young writers and illustrators who …
What’s the hurry?
I’m slowly reading Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life, which I bought at the gift shop at Holy Island …
11 words for writers
More from Susan Sontag on writing from the esteemed Maria Popova at BrainPickings. Popova just started a “Midweek pick-me-up” email …
One key to becoming a better writer
Photo Credit: cobalt123 Flickr via Compfight cc I’m teaching a writing class this summer at my university. It’s the first …
What do you want to quit?
Photo Credit: Sheep”R”Us Flickr via Compfight cc. I’m sure alpaca farmers also feel pressure to be successful by the world’s …
Ek….what? Writing about art in nonfiction
In my MASS436 Specialized Writing class at MSU-Mankato on Monday, I introduced students to ekphrasis — writing about art. We …
A writer’s challenge: Staying organized
I’ve been reorganizing my colossal mess of papers and boxes. My excuse is that I’m a writer — of course …
