Tag: writer

let it be

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let it be

let insanity run its course let wells dry and thoughts go awry embrace the natural rivers of intention let the sound of silence become…

Just Another Poet

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Just Another Poet

Just another poet. There will always be another poet to take my place.

The Carny Contessa

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The Carny Contessa

A successful Hollywood writer, meets an unconventional protagonist and writes a new “chapter” for his career.

On “Writing What You Know” When You Can’t Write About Yourself

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On “Writing What You Know” When You Can’t Write About Yourself

“Write what you know” is common writing advice. But how do we make this mean something and make it a part of our own writing?

Jean Paul

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Jean Paul

One of literature’s great eccentrics, Jean Paul was popular in Germany in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

Almost End of a Line

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Almost End of a Line

This poem reflects my love of mythology, teaching and learning, and above all of the ways in which words collide.

On Poetics (and matters of similar tedium)

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On Poetics (and matters of similar tedium)

A look at the current literary scene as someone sees it (mainly).

Something Remains

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Something Remains

When inspiration is gone something remains, writing.

600°

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600°

We’ve heard about witches, books, and historical monuments being burned to ash, but what happens when it becomes writers instead?

Procrastination

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Procrastination

A short personal essay on vulnerability and the writing process.

Who Killed Publishing

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Who Killed Publishing

A literary agent struggles with how to reject a worthy author and wonders how the industry got to the point where this is the norm.

A review of Heather McQuillan’s Where Oceans Meet

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A review of Heather McQuillan’s Where Oceans Meet

Where Oceans Meet is a book of flash fiction stories that read like poetry.

Author Eva Wong Nava

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Author Eva Wong Nava

I would like to introduce Eva Wong Nava, a very talented writer, contributor to Literary Heist, and novelist.

Does Your Horse Have A Saddle?

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Does Your Horse Have A Saddle?

Why Writing Groups Work

Neat

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Neat

This poem reflects on the life of a writer.

Nick Hornby: On using Spotify for fuel, Jigsaws, and more

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Nick Hornby: On using Spotify for fuel, Jigsaws, and more

Nick Hornby, best known for his memoir Fever Pitch and his novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, all of which were adapted into feature films.