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Janet Maslin of The New York Times offers a great article on recent “guilt-free” beach reads . She calls summer “the time to stop lying about what you read for fun.” With that in mind, we at The Writer drew up a list of our own...
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The magic of bookstores is disappearing. Yesterday, Borders filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced that it would be closing more than 200 stores. Although the bankruptcy and store closings have been on the horizon for some time, I’m surprised...
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As a Wisconsin-based magazine, The Writer is always pleased to see local people do well. In this case, we’re placed in the odd situation of praising a homegrown product for creating some truly hideous writing. As reported in our hometown paper,...
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Sometimes the solitude of writing itself can get to you. Too many hours alone at your desk. At those times, you might look forward to your next meeting with a fellow writer to commiserate over rejection letters and receive encouraging feedback on your...
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Contributing editor Chuck Leddy, one of our excellent long-standing book reviewers, put together our roundup of 10 great writing books from 2010 for the December issue. Do you ever wonder which books have become the reviewers’ personal favorites...
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The holiday season is just around the corner, and I’m usually scrambling until the last minute to find the perfect gift for everyone. In my household my behavior leads to much tearing of hair and much gnashing of teeth (my husband’s) accompanied...
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“I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories, and he said he wrote a few widely separated words or phrases on a piece of paper and then went back and filled in the spaces.” ~ Harold Ross (founder of The New Yorker )...
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Attention, Jack Reacher freaks (and that would include me and my Writer colleague Martha Lundin). In case you’re a fan of the hugely popular mystery series by Lee Child and missed the news, the first movie starring Jack, One Shot , is now filming...
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Unless you've been under a rock, you've probably heard something about Apple's newest venture: the iPad , which has so many features it’s hard to know how to categorize it. You can surf the Web; send e-mails; store photos and videos;...
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“Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.” – John Witherspoon (1723-1794), clergyman, educator, & politician That’s my philosophy, too. Time is short, short, short, and I’ll never really make a serious...
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Do I have weird book habits? I’ve always been interested in the different approaches people take to the everyday things we do or eat. I often wonder if I’m the only one doing or eating something in a particular way. (We’ll have to save...
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Following up on my June 1 st blog, here’s some more word play from that list that’s floating around in cyberspace. Seems like somebody ought to get credit for this bit of cleverness, but I’m told the author is unknown. (And thanks again...
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Yesterday, on the eve of the movie premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, NPR’s Neda Ulaby spoke with Potter fans who were so inspired by political themes in J.K. Rowling’s books that they formed The Harry Potter Alliance...
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We’re excited to introduce a new subscriber benefit on WriterMag.com: our weekly writing prompt . Beginning today—and each Friday—you’ll find a new writing exercise from Heather Wright ( at left ), a freelance writer, teacher and...
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I’m pleased to announce that The Writer magazine is now available on Barnes & Noble’s e-reader, the Nook. Our digital edition looks just like the print version--and you can browse page by page or zoom in on any article or advertisement...
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