I Need to Create to Survive

I Need to Create to Survive

What is it about writing that engenders so much resistance? Why does doing the dishes hold more allure than sitting down to write? Yesterday, I was interviewing a fabulous new teacher who is going to be doing a series of non-fiction workshops for us. But more on the workshops in a future blog post. As […]

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Humility, Patience and Courage: The Writer’s Holy Trinity

. Humility, Patience and Courage: The Writer’s Holy Trinity by Martin Brady   I’ve been writing professionally now for about 20 years. I got started in Chicago, providing modest (100-150 words) free-lance book reviews for a journal called “Booklist.” I eventually became a staff editor for that publication, and ended up expanding my horizons as […]

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