May 2013
This Issue: QUIET
We're still going for those bits of thought about writing and creativity you'll not easily find all over the net in a million different places. If you only want the how-to's, visit Writer's Digest.com. Want a little bit beyond that? You're in the right place.
Btw, we'd love it if you left a comment or two on our blog. I call it "Your View."
Thanks for reading! ~Chila
We're still going for those bits of thought about writing and creativity you'll not easily find all over the net in a million different places. If you only want the how-to's, visit Writer's Digest.com. Want a little bit beyond that? You're in the right place.
Btw, we'd love it if you left a comment or two on our blog. I call it "Your View."
Thanks for reading! ~Chila
Chila WoychikWhy People Stories Matter In North Korea, 'there are no magazines and no bookstores. There’s the official newspaper and the official radio,' says Adam Johnson. Radios come programmed to one state-controlled station and any tampering is grounds for incarceration ... MORE> |
Scathe meic BeorhWhitethorns at the Burren One cold and sunny April day, just before the turn of the new millennium, I accompanied my friend Sally on her midwifery rounds. She knew I longed to see the Burren again; the great stretch of semi-arid land situated in County Clare along the Gaeltacht, the area of the West where the Irish language and culture is kept alive. The November before, I had stumbled, with an Irish guide and two American girls, over the Burren's dangerous crevices and slick rocks. ... MORE> |
Roz MorrisA quiet look at a current project. MORE> |
Shannon Elizabeth HardwickShannon's Poetry - Part 2 ...at the end of the day, you have to write because you have to write. One of my mentors said in class one time - and this really stuck with me - that unless you feel like you can't NOT write, then don't write. How can one improve as a poet? Well, first of all, READ. Read. Read. Read. Yes, read other poets, keep up to date on contemporary poetry, read the classics. But also read EVERYTHING ELSE. Read short stories, fiction, non-fiction, science, geography, history. Broaden your horizons. Never stop learning. MORE> |
Dan HollowayMindful Writing A “small stone” is a very simple kind of mindful writing. It is a fully attentive observation of something. Anything. The idea behind the river of small stones was for writers to observe one thing each day in all its facets. ... MORE> |
Grace Bridges
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