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My Reading Life: Bleaker House by Nell Stevens

Ah, the lure of “If Only …” to writers. If only I could quit my job, then I could really focus on my writing. If only I was independently wealthy. If only my kids were older. If only I had my own writing space. If only I could get an MFA.

Writing Book Review: Wild Mind by Natalie Goldberg

Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life by Natalie Goldberg My rating: 4 of 5 stars Around the Year Reading Challenge Item #21: A book from the Goodreads recommendations page The philosophy behind this book is pretty much the same as that powering Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer

Writing Book Review: Second Sight by Cheryl Klein

Second Sight: An Editor’s Talks on Writing, Revising, and Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults by Cheryl B. Klein My rating: 5 of 5 stars The market is saturated with books about the craft of writing and the nuts and bolts of selling, publishing, and marketing your work.

Writing Book Review: A Year in the Life by Sheila Bender

A Year in the Life: Journaling for Self-Discovery by Sheila Bender My rating: 3 of 5 stars I just finished working through a year of weekly journaling prompts from this book. When I bought it at a used booksale, I remember thinking that the prompts didn’t seem all that

Writing as a Spiritual Practice - My Wishlist

I’ve been asked to help start up some kind of writer’s group at my church. I already have a great critique group for my fiction, and I’m a little burned out on writing activities that are “goal” and “audience” oriented. So I’m exploring the idea of

Have Books, Will Read, Need Time

Recently, I’ve had the good luck to acquire a nice stack of new (or new-to-me) writing books. They are … Publishing E-books for Dummies by Ali Luke – This is fairly technical reading, but after checking it out from the library, I really wanted my own copy as a reference. I’

Writing Book Review: APE by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch

This book makes its point well: that it is possible to self publish a book that is high enough quality to compete with traditionally published books. The writing here is clean, direct, and clear, and the formatting is impeccable — no small feat in an ebook that is being delivered across