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Leaving the Interior
This past weekend I flew up to Tokyo for two literary events. The first was a Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators showcase, at which eight of us presented our recent and forthco… more →
Gaijin Mama
The Purpose of the GRE Test
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kimmelin wrote 2 weeks ago: If, like me, you have recently completed taking (or are preparing to take) the GRE–the Graduat … more →
On The Future of Books and Writing
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theresammoore wrote 3 weeks ago: It is hard to imagine that books have survived a myriad of attempts to remove them from the human cu … more →
Free Downloads Will Kill Publishers
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theresammoore wrote 1 month ago: Once upon a time, there was a storyteller who walked from village to village, telling stories in the … more →
On Vampire Fiction And The Strange Synergies Within
theresammoore wrote 1 month ago: By synergies, I mean the odd coincidence of similarities among different writers of vampire fiction. … more →
When Grief Strikes: Thoughts on Miscarriage
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kimmelin wrote 2 months ago: I’ll start this post by confessing that I am writing from the perspective of an observer … more →
Why I Do What I Do
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kimmelin wrote 2 months ago: Inevitably, upon making a new acquaintance, I face that age-old ritual: plugging each other with the … more →
Ch-ch-ch-changes...
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kimmelin wrote 3 months ago: I used to think I was pretty good at handling changes…welcoming of new adventures…a seek … more →
Re-cap of the 2009 Tin House Summer Writer's Workshop: My Favorite Quotes of the Week
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kimmelin wrote 3 months ago: Okay folks, as promised, here’s a little more for you on the Tin House Summer Writer’s W … more →
Tin House Summer Writer's Workshop: A Round up
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kimmelin wrote 3 months ago: Okay, so now that I’ve returned to the blogosphere, I really owe it to the organizer’s o … more →
Seasonal and Life Transitions
kimmelin wrote 3 months ago: I know, I know: it’s been darned near a month since my last entry. I’ve been silent. … more →
Independence Day, Queries, Characters and Political Protests
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kimmelin wrote 4 months ago: Happy Fourth of July to all! Sitting here, in my favorite Bozeman coffee shop (I wish it was as ente … more →
on not giving up
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Teresa wrote 5 months ago: I want you imagine me, tall and lanky, dancing in a circle and gibbering like a madwoman in absolute … more →
another look at analyzing critiques
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Teresa wrote 5 months ago: In a fit of passion, I submitted the four opening lines of my novel to Edittorrent’s latest editing … more →
believable characters -- motivation
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Teresa wrote 5 months ago: Jennifer Neri posted on the problem of writing characters that are a different gender than the write … more →
A Poem for Daddy
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kimmelin wrote 6 months ago: Well after 10pm on Tuesday night, I came home from teaching Lamaze class to a quiet household. Kids … more →
Exercising the Mind...Finding Your Niche...Developing Your Talents
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kimmelin wrote 6 months ago: During Tuesday’s edition of NPR’s All Things Considered (if y’all don’t know … more →
query letters -- again
Teresa wrote 6 months ago: We can’t seem to delve too deeply into the mysterious words we want to use to write our way into pub … more →
Misery Is
kimmelin wrote 6 months ago: Misery is attempting to cram the square of thyself into a round hole. Relief is recognizing the abov … more →
Dear Esteemed Literary Agent
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kimmelin wrote 7 months ago: Dear Esteemed Literary Agent: Vulnerability is an inexorable element of metamorphosis. Mothers reco … more →
