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Read more about the article Advising a 60-Year-Old Who Wants to Write
Yes, age discrimination is a thing.

Advising a 60-Year-Old Who Wants to Write

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:June 27, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:23 Comments

Advice for older people looking to write fiction as a second career and to publish their work through traditional publishers.

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Read more about the article YA Trends and Boomlets

YA Trends and Boomlets

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:May 15, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/International/Languages/Writing
  • Post comments:1 Comment

A discussion of several new YA novels set in Russia and Eastern Europe during and after the fall of Communism. Is this a new trend?

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Read more about the article The Uses and Misuses of Mentor Texts

The Uses and Misuses of Mentor Texts

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:May 9, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:6 Comments

The importance of reading, even if it means a writer is thrown off-course though admiration for books read.

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Read more about the article Against Monoculture

Against Monoculture

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:March 9, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:5 Comments

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:…

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Read more about the article Sensitivity Readers vs. Expert Readers: What Is the Difference?

Sensitivity Readers vs. Expert Readers: What Is the Difference?

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:February 25, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:10 Comments

Exchanging a sensitivity read for an expert read prompts a discussion on the difference between the two.

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Read more about the article “Is the Age of Travel Writing Over?” Not So Fast…

“Is the Age of Travel Writing Over?” Not So Fast…

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:February 13, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/International/Writing
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Insights and tips for bloggers and travel writers at the January 2019 New York Times Travel Expo.

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Read more about the article Conflicting Advice and Fear

Conflicting Advice and Fear

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:November 21, 2018
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:4 Comments

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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Read more about the article My First #nErDcamp!

My First #nErDcamp!

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:November 4, 2018
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:6 Comments

A report on my very first #nErDcamp, on Long Island, which will definitely not be my last.

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Read more about the article What I Learned from the Pneuma Creative Workshop

What I Learned from the Pneuma Creative Workshop

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:October 17, 2018
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:7 Comments

What I learned about myself, the writing process, and my two current projects at the Pneuma Creative retreat last week at the beautiful Highlights campus.

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Read more about the article Supportive Communities in Books Portraying Autism

Supportive Communities in Books Portraying Autism

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:September 16, 2018
  • Post category:Blog/International/Writing
  • Post comments:8 Comments

A discussion of three books featuring autistic protagonists and families and communities that offer support and can serve as models.

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