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Negotiating with the dead: Margaret Atwood on what it means to be a writer

The short book, Negotiating with the Dead, is a collection of six lectures Margaret Atwood gave on writing. This is not a typical writing handbook, dispensing now-cliched advice like "write what you know" and "show, don't tell." Rather, Atwood tackles the question of what does it mean to "be a writer?" What is the writer, anyway, and … Continue reading Negotiating with the dead: Margaret Atwood on what it means to be a writer

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March 13, 2016March 13, 2016Creativity, Margaret Atwood, Negotiating with the Dead, Writers, Writing2 Comments
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Great writing for weekend reading…

Here's a roundup of great writing found on the Internet in recent days... If you are squee-ing over the return of The X-Files like I am: The Nostalgic Science Fiction of The X-Files (Joshua Rothman @ The New Yorker) This Is the Hollowed-Out World that Outrage Culture Has Created (Ryan Holiday @ Observer) How to Raise a Creative Child. Step … Continue reading Great writing for weekend reading…

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February 12, 2016February 12, 2016Adam Grant, Creativity, Erasure, Joshua Rothman, Literary Hub, New Yorker, Observer, Outrage culture, Parul Sehgal, Rebecca Solnit, Ryan Holiday, Subvert the dominant paradigm, Women, X-FilesLeave a comment
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Procrastination may be good for creativity…

Adam Grant explains why putting things off may lead to more creative work (as long as you don't leave it till the last minute).

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January 21, 2016January 21, 2016Adam Grant, Creativity, ProcrastinationLeave a comment
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100-day writing challenge + zombie invasion…

Qwiklit has a 100-day writing challenge going on, 100 prompts for short pieces hidden until you click to help clear out the cobwebs and get you started writing. I'm giving it a go. Here's my short piece for day 2, "Zombie Invasion." Prompt: At this moment, the area you’re in is suddenly ravaged by zombies. With … Continue reading 100-day writing challenge + zombie invasion…

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October 14, 2015Creativity, Qwiklit, Writing challenges, Writing prompts, Zombie invasionLeave a comment
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Recommended Reading: Men Explain Things to Me

You may think Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit's short collection of essays (including the one that helped spawn the term "man-splaining"), is necessary reading for women, and you'd be right. But it's also a great read for all creative types. When I first started reading these essays, I felt angry. That's okay; I'm used … Continue reading Recommended Reading: Men Explain Things to Me

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October 14, 2015January 5, 2016Creativity, Equality, Essays, Feminism, Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit, WomenLeave a comment
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Everyone is creative…

It really bothers me when people say they aren’t creative. Everyone is, in some fashion. I am just as guilty every time I say I am tone deaf or that I have two left feet and that no one could ever possibly teach me how to sing or dance. I wish, more than anything, that … Continue reading Everyone is creative…

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October 12, 2015Bonnie Neubauer, Creativity, Interviews, Quotes1 Comment
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Notes on Writing Down the Bones

Like the advice in pretty much all writing books, Natalie Goldberg's advice in Writing Down the Bones boils down to the same core principles: write every day; don’t edit while you write; use detail; don’t worry about being perfect. Goldberg offers some useful tips for keeping a daily writing practice, but she also admits that you have to … Continue reading Notes on Writing Down the Bones

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October 8, 2015October 8, 2015Creativity, Natalie Goldberg, Writing, Writing Down the Bones, Writing exercisesLeave a comment

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