Strategies for Persistence: The Next Book
Do you give up on a manuscript and move on after a pile of rejections, or do you revise to take feedback into account? Arguments for sticking with a story.
I’m a Mentor! The #KidsNeedMentors Program
I received my #KidsNeedMentors match for this year and look forward to working with a sixth grade class, Lego included.
Find Your Match, Older Writer: The Secrets of Publishing Panel
Susan Shapiro's Secrets of Publishing panel offers experiences of and useful advice from authors who debuted in their 60s.
The Uses and Misuses of Mentor Texts
The importance of reading, even if it means a writer is thrown off-course though admiration for books read.
Rock Star Writers
Once upon a time, writers were people who sat alone in garrets creating their masterpieces. If the world agreed, the lucky writer could move to one of the lower floors…
Against Monoculture
With the cancellation of two YA novels already this year, the PEN America annual meeting and panel discussion moderated by PEN Executive Director Suzanne Nossel on the topic "Writing Wrongs:…
International films at the Lego Cinema.
The Academy Award That Made Me Happiest: Free Solo
A discussion of the award-winning documentary Free Solo and how it especially resonated with go-it-alone me.
Sensitivity Readers vs. Expert Readers: What Is the Difference?
Exchanging a sensitivity read for an expert read prompts a discussion on the difference between the two.
My 2018 New Year’s Resolution: A Mixed Bag
Although I didn't achieve my 2018 New Year's Resolution I achieved a lot of things related to it, making the year a mixed bag.
Conflicting Advice and Fear
How does a writer deal with conflicting advice about the process or content of a work-in-progress? Mine had to do with fear.
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