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media debate • books • movies

"The Words": Lit With a Capital L

Film Review by Martha Nichols

In the movie's most satirical scene, an agent says to a downcast young writer, 'This book…it’s so interior.'

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inspiration
why I write • faith • visual art

"So, I Decided to Write Down My Feelings" © Scott Miles Love; Creative Commons license
After the First Cremation

TW Column by Steven Lewis

This year, I added a new event: the Journal Burning Bonfire.

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craft
advice • teaching • interviews

The Myth of 9-to-5 Writing

Theme Essay by Nikki Stern

Eight years, two books, and hundreds of op-ed pieces later, I no longer believe that authors must work an eight-hour day in order to be considered real writers.

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stories
fiction • memoir • writer's life

“Patterns of Privilege - Say Her Name” (detail) © Kathleen Caprario; used by permission
Diary in Exile

Essay by Geri Lipschultz

Have always in mind that the world is like you dream it.

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poetry
featured poets • poetry spotlights

"Sky Changes" © Jess Dipierro; used with permission
JP Howard: Two Poems

TW Poetry Spotlight

Those gulls flying overhead know our boardwalk tastes like cotton candy.

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hot topics
from adoption to writerly sins...

"Social Media" © Jason A. Howie
Social Media: The Great Time Sink for Writers

Theme Essay by Anne R. Allen

It turns out that human beings—even writers—do need sleep. Authors are creative human beings, not machines.

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