I’m supposed to be writing about self-care and relaxation and the art of not writing. Um, I don’t think I’m…
Tag: writing process
Over the years, I’ve read a number of books on writing, and I can highly recommend the following…
It’s that time of year, when we resolve to do better when we change out the wall calendar in a…
I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as…
I’m so thrilled to welcome my friend Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar to the Debutante Ball this week! Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar is…
Missing my poetry-mom Lucille Clifton especially today. Here she is reading aloud a poem of hers that I love. Until I…
I’m so thrilled to welcome Cinelle Barnes to the Debutante Ball this week! Cinelle Barnes is an essayist, memoirist, and…
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has…
I’m delighted to welcome my friend Vijaya Nagarajan to the Debutante Ball this week! Vijaya Nagarajan is an Associate Professor and…
“The query letter is…the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write” — Nicholas Spark This week’s…