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    Giving Jane Austen some feedback

    Giving Jane Austen some feedback

    I do love writers groups. I’ve been a member of a few for some years now, and I’ve learned so much from my fellow writers. But as I’m...
    Hidden Stories: the story behind the story

    Hidden Stories: the story behind the story

    A lesson in journalism Nora Ephron’s high school journalism teacher once set the class an assignment to write an article for the student...

    Atwood's ten rules for writing fiction

    Take something to write on. Paper is good. In a pinch, pieces of wood or your arm will do...and nine more other gems here. #Writingadvice...

    Writing tips from great authors

    Best writings tip by William Boyd, Jeanette Winterson, Amit Chaudhuri and more #Resourcesforwriters #Writingadvice
    Why writing is a better hobby than dentistry

    Why writing is a better hobby than dentistry

    In her book The Sum of Our Days Isabel Allende tells how she’s often asked at cocktail parties what she does. When she responds that...
    Why all art is a collaboration

    Why all art is a collaboration

    A journalist friend of mine once said that she never asks for feedback because writing is a matter of personal taste, and so if she likes...
    Advice from a Nobel prizewinner

    Advice from a Nobel prizewinner

    In 1981, Peter H. Stone of The Paris Review sat down with Gabriel García Márquez in his studio in Mexico City to discuss the art of...

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