Questions and Tons of Advice An interview with Meredith Maran by B. Lynn Goodwin Meredith Maran is a prolific, lifelong writer. Recently she edited a collection called WHY WE WRITE ABOUT OURSELVES: Twenty Memoirists on Why They Expose Themselves (and Others) in the Name of Literature. Anthologies appeal to those who seek diverse
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Writing Advice – Volume 21 Number 2
WHY I WRITE: FASCINATING QUOTES FROM FAMOUS AUTHORS found on Aerogram Studioswww.aerogramstudios.com “Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself…It’s a self-exploratory operation that is endless. An exorcism of not necessarily his demon, but of his divine discontent.” ~~Harper Lee “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what
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Writing Advice – Volume 20 Number 3
10 Tips on Writing from Joyce Carol Oates Collected BY MARIA POPOVA for Brain Pickings,https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/07/19/joyce-carol-oates-10-tips-on-writing/ In a recent tweeting spree, the inimitable Joyce Carol Oates offered ten tips on writing — a fine addition to this master-list of famous authors’ wisdom on the craft. 1. Write your heart out.2. The first sentence can
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