Writing

Writers' Roundup: March 12

March 12, 2010

Ever have that feeling that something big and awesome is going to happen? That inkling has been tickling me since Tuesday. It could mean a lot of things, since I’m about to go through a handful of life changes. When I find out what it is, I’ll let you know. For now, Friday links! The […]

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Alastair Humphreys: Make a living doing what you love

March 10, 2010

Figuring out how to make a living doing what you love is one of life’s biggest challenges. But Alastair Humphreys has made it happen — and he’s our guest today. Alastair calls himself an “adventurer” — a title that makes me oh-so-jealous. He has biked around the world, an expedition that took him four years. […]

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Writers' Roundup: March 5

March 5, 2010

Happy Friday! Some weekend reading for y’all: Math of Publishing Meets the E-Book, from the New York Times. Just how much does it actually cost to produce a printed book versus a digital one? At True/Slant, a great list of the Best Journalism of 2009. A few of Conor Friedersdorf’s categories: exceptional storytelling, short essays […]

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What's travel writing to you?

March 3, 2010

In her interview here last week, author Mary Morris offered some great insight that I think is worth fleshing out. She wrote: To me real travel writing is predominately about place. But in my travel writing it seems to be more about people (and often I'd have to admit myself) as some story is unfolding. […]

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Writers' Roundup: February 26

February 26, 2010

Big week here — I finished my manuscript! Thanks to all of you who left notes of encouragement. Keep your eye on this blog for my next steps. For now, links! A list of the Best Book Reviewers on Twitter, from MediaBistro’s publishing blog, GalleyCat. The Guardian asks writers about their rules for writing fiction […]

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Restless writing with Mary Morris, travel memoirist

February 24, 2010

I have this fantasy of writing not just one travel memoir, but many. Of traveling and writing for a living. Of making this journey into a lifestyle. So I was thrilled to interview a woman who has done just that. Mary Morris has written four travel memoirs. Four! And she’s done it without becoming a […]

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This just in…

February 22, 2010

My manuscript is complete! Ready for submission! Word count: 83,500 Microsoft Word pages: 280 Chapters: 33 Time to write: 13 months Dance with me! C’mon, you know you want to.

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Writers' Roundup: February 19

February 19, 2010

You know the drill… Links from this week! Literary agent Chip MacGregor on memoir, including how to move the real-life story onto the page. “Don’t assume because something happened to you, it’s of interest to others,” he writes. Some tips Jane Friedman of Writer’s Digest picked up at a writer’s conference. Random but great. The […]

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Podcasts for writers

February 17, 2010

It’s been years since I’ve spent this much time on cardio machines at the gym. Don’t get me wrong; I’ve long been a compulsive exerciser. But in Houston, I ran outside all year round. And upstate New York? Not so much. So this winter, to pass the time on the treadmill, I tried something new: […]

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How do writers support themselves?

February 15, 2010

A reader found my blog this weekend by typing into Google: How do writers support themselves? I often wonder about this myself. I know there are authors out there who make a living off their books. (In fact, I met some this weekend at the fabulous Woodstock Writers Festival. You should go next year.) And […]

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