Blogs about: Writing

It’s rumored that Ernest Hemingway considered his best work a simple six-word quip: “For sale: baby shoes, never used.” Clever, huh? Few of us will match his greatness, but that doesn’t stop us. Writing — like all forms of communicating — is a universal urge. We write because we must, even if it hurts.

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Dog Day Post

tamarasheehan wrote 7 minutes ago: It’s been a heck of a week this week. Lots of stuff going on. Some good stuff, some excellent … more →

Cris Tovani’s ‘Do I really have to teach reading?

steveshann wrote 13 minutes ago: This blog post is a bit different from all the others. The subject is Cris Tovani’s book Do I really … more →

Tags: Teacher training, University, Education, Classroom, Questions, Thinking, texts, Assessment, Literacy

Repost: The road to publication.

rdjahn wrote 15 minutes ago: Originally posted — on my old blog — on June 8th: Now that Acts of Violence is typeset, … more →

Tags: Publishing, Fiction

Read "Independence Day," My Short Story In This Month's News and Views

Scott William Foley wrote 16 minutes ago: On a Wednesday night, Selena Epting wanted nothing more than to simply get home and plop into bed af … more →

Tags: Author News, Creative Writing, Fiction, Free Stories, Independence Day, Literature, News and Views for the Young at Heart, Short Story

Conundrum

vanyieck wrote 25 minutes ago: In my mind I made a writing plan for the summer. Last year I wrote a first draft of a novel entitle … more →

Tags: Author, book, cancel, Creativity, Novel, Rembrandt Parables, Short Story

Imaginary video art

juliobesq wrote 27 minutes ago:    There exists on the internet sites that document work that will never be made, but not because of … more →

Tags: Thought, wrought, bit too zen, Desire Path, imaginary video art, vapour trail

Flash Fiction Friday: "Suppression"1 comment

Travis King wrote 30 minutes ago: This morning on Twitter I came across a link to a blog called Supplicium Post Mortem, which hosts a … more →

Tags: Fiction, flash fiction, Short Story, Writing Challenge

There's something about hot weather

chezjlb wrote 31 minutes ago: It seems to bring out some bad behavior in people. For instance, people who dump unwanted furniture … more →

Tags: personal history, Life, Personal, Rambling, Random, Thoughts

Repost: Strunk and White can go suck eggs.

rdjahn wrote 32 minutes ago: Originally posted — on my old blog — on April 23rd: As of April 16th, Strunk and White’s … more →

Tags: Grammar, Strunk and White

Old Pics

theunrev wrote 32 minutes ago: Tonight my daughter pulled out a box of old pictures that I had gotten from my dad after my mom died … more →

Tags: Misc writings, Children, dad, Love, Marraige, paren, parent, parenthood, Parenting

Sarah Palin, Miss Congenital Defect

bushgirlsgonewild wrote 37 minutes ago: There can only be one explanation why Sarah Palin resigned as governor today, on a Friday-the tradit … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, bristol palin, Comedy, Conservatives, Democrats, Funny, Human Events, Humor, News

Nightswimming deserves a quiet night

alongthewayy wrote 46 minutes ago: “What do you think of kids?”  We were in a park by now.  I doubt she knows I love her … more →

Tags: Life

Longer Oral Stories

terry wrote 53 minutes ago: Oral storytelling can, indeed it often does, stop with an audience of young children. This mindset d … more →

Tags: Dogger, Hairy Maclary from donaldson's dairy, Kipling, Mem Fox, Oral StoryTelling, Possum Magic, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Shirley Hughes, Storytelling

Repost: 24 tips from Dashiell Hammett.

rdjahn wrote 54 minutes ago: Originally posted — on my old blog — on March 31st: I’m reading Shadow Man: The Life of … more →

SUMMERING ABOUT

changkabang wrote 58 minutes ago: summertime and the living is easy. it’s been a lovely summer so far. my sister is leaving for … more →

Tags: Adventures, barcelona, Camping, capitol hill block party, Chick Lit, France, Goals, Heat, Life

July dispatch: Want fan mail?

tksellman wrote 1 hour ago: You could “get” even if you didn’t “give,” but why would you miss out … more →

Tags: Creative visualization, Creative Writers, Creative Writing, Creativity, inspirations, Literary, Literary Heroes, Motivations, rewards

To Be That Reward

dracegannon wrote 1 hour ago: Darkness shall not Block this bliss Between us Fresh moonlight To sealed both hearts and To be that … more →

Tags: Blogroll, Poetry, Poems, Literature, Poem, Creative, Black poetry

Words of the day

towriter wrote 1 hour ago: By Kris Scheuer I am a professional reporter and have been a published journalist for eleven years. … more →

Tags: Words of the day, Canada, Kris Scheuer, Toronto, Vocabulary

A river runs past it.1 comment

Evan wrote 1 hour ago: We’ve been down the river lots, but only in the winter by dogsled.  Until last weekend, we had … more →

Tags: abitibi canoe, Canoe, canoeing, chicken pox, Markstay, paddling, stinging nettle, veuve river