“Show, Don’t Tell” — not necessarily
Navigate on over to this brilliant essay by Sonya Huber about the dangers of following the “show, don’t tell” advice …
Tag Archives: nonfiction
On being a turtle writer
In terms of writing, I’m definitely a turtle, not a hare. Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Midland_painted_turtle.jpg Some days the writing just …
My favorite things, Aug. 4: True Story, women’s body image, and an essay a day
“Stumbling Into Joy,” by Kate Hopper, True Story Issue #29. Kate is a Minnesota treasure, author of Use Your Words: A …
Slow progress is still progress
My mantra when I run is “forward momentum.” As long as I’m moving forward, I’m going to complete a run. …
My favorite things: July 28 edition
“Journalist Misses His Deadline on Manson Article. By 20 Years.” New York Times, July 28. I’m listening to Chaos: Charles Manson, the …
What goes into the do-it-yourself retreat
Getaways are great, right? I love hopping on a plane to go to a writing conference or yoga workshop. There’s …
The big “O”: Organizing your memoir
So you’ve written a ton of stuff for your memoir. You have oodles and oodles of words. You’ve been writing …
My favorite book of 2019 so far
I’m happy to say that I’ve read 19 books so far this year — one ahead of schedule. Dare I …
Writing, reading, and Marla Gibbs
I’ve returned to my Camilla Hall manuscript now that the academic year is over. I don’t have anything profound to …
Essay collection review: All the Wild Hungers by Karen Babine
What do you do when life ceases to make sense? When your 65-year-old mom is diagnosed with a childhood cancer, …
