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Writing is My Drink: August 2010
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Writing is My Drink. Tuesday, August 31, 2010. What Frank McCourt Taught Me.and Alienated Youth Part Huit, I suppose. One of the lucky experiences I've had as a writer was getting to take a class from Frank McCourt, and as busy and sought after as the man was (he was writing Teacher Man at that time), he made time for a one-on-one with each writer in the class, which anyone who's ever taught will tell you, it's generous. He asked pointing to my thick manuscript sitting on the desk between us. This story ...
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Writing is My Drink: Once Upon a Block: How I Got Through My Worst Block Ever
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Writing is My Drink. Sunday, October 10, 2010. Once Upon a Block: How I Got Through My Worst Block Ever. In the post Thou's Name is Block. I wrote about writer's block that originates from a fear of the material: if you're not ready to go there, you'll find yourself washing dishes or checking email rather than writing. And then, beating yourself up later for not writing. All fun stuff. Once Upon a Block, Part One:. 8220;Isn’t that a Nike ad? 8221; I asked, trying to sound cynical rather than scared.
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Writing is My Drink: November 2010
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Writing is My Drink. Monday, November 29, 2010. Coming Up at WritingisMyDrink.com. I've moved over to WritingIsMyDrink.com. And I hope you'll make the switch. I've got a great line up for December including:. An interview with Laurie David, author of The Family Dinner. Laurie (who was one of the producers of An Inconvenient Truth) will be talking with me about her writing process. An interview with the founders of Junk, a new literary mag with a focus on addiction. Theo's review of Nora Ephron's new book.
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Writing is My Drink: September 2010
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Writing is My Drink. Friday, September 24, 2010. Blog, Interrupted" and other pet peeves. All writers have pet peeves. We generally try not to talk about it because then no one will write us love letters or send us emails. Some of us cringe at the sight of dangling modifiers or the word "your" where "you're" should be. 2) Titles That Are Rip-Offs of Other Titles (and yes, I've done this). I can only think when Susanna Kaysen thought of the title Girl, Interrupted. She ran around her office doing a little...
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Writing is My Drink: Come visit new address! www.WritingIsMyDrink.com!
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Writing is My Drink. Sunday, November 7, 2010. Come visit new address! It's bye-bye, Blogger; Hello, WordPress! It's the same obsessive talk about writing at a new address. Check it out: WritingIsMyDrink. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Coming Up at WritingisMyDrink.com. Book Giveaway at WritingisMyDrink.com! Come visit new address! Checking Facebook during Writing Time? A Conscious Feast by Nicole Aloni. Mommy prayers The tetchiness of bringing home Baby No. 2.
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Writing is My Drink: Part 3 Once Upon a Block: How I Got Through My Worst Block Ever
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Writing is My Drink. Monday, October 18, 2010. Part 3 Once Upon a Block: How I Got Through My Worst Block Ever. Minutes. What had I stumbled upon? 15 minutes at a time! I held it as tightly in check as I could, for as I made abundantly clear in my last two posts so very much was riding on the completion of this ef-fing (say it with a British accent) thesis. I was excited to read the section of Valian's essay. Titled "Rules and Rationales of the Program" (It was a program. And it had rules! Http:/ maxwebe...
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Writing is My Drink: Checking Facebook during Writing Time? Five Ideas for Busting the Block
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Writing is My Drink. Thursday, November 4, 2010. Checking Facebook during Writing Time? Five Ideas for Busting the Block. 1 Start noticing the times when you stop working. Is it when you get stuck on something? When the writing starts to feel “too hard”? Is it when you get thrown off your routine because something unexpected came up? Is it when you’re on the verge of taking your story to a deeper level? What on earth can you write in five minutes? Now why am I avoiding that again? View my complete profile.
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Writing is My Drink: July 2010
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Writing is My Drink. Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Barack and John Elder Robison, they are my brothers. I subscribe to the belief that wherever we go, we begin busily building our family-of-origin very nearly as we arrive. Your first teachers quickly became mom or dad to you. And in every job I've had, my boss became parent and coworkers were siblings with whom I played and rivaled for attention. I typed in a whiny voice. All the writers, except Barack," she replied swiftly. Links to this post. Right after I...
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Writing is My Drink: Coming Up at WritingisMyDrink.com
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Writing is My Drink. Monday, November 29, 2010. Coming Up at WritingisMyDrink.com. I've moved over to WritingIsMyDrink.com. And I hope you'll make the switch. I've got a great line up for December including:. An interview with Laurie David, author of The Family Dinner. Laurie (who was one of the producers of An Inconvenient Truth) will be talking with me about her writing process. An interview with the founders of Junk, a new literary mag with a focus on addiction. Theo's review of Nora Ephron's new book.