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Bread
I was six years old when I first tasted homemade bread. In the hills of Western Maryland, in a cramped kitchen with outdated appliances and faded wallpaper, my grandmother filled Mason jars with fruit preserves, pickles, tomatoes, and green beans. She grew salad greens in her tiny backyard and baked her own cakes and pies. Read more
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25.000 Words of Winter: Update
On February 17, after reading Jami Attenberg’s book 1000 Words, I committed to writing 1000 words, four to five days a week, to reach a total of 25,000 words by April 1. This is my first update on the project. I’m happy to say that I almost reached my goal. I know, almost doesn’t count. Read more
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The Six-Figure Promise: A Look at Three Sellers of Cyber-Success
As a follower of a few Facebook groups for writers, I’ve been surprised by the comments of some members who lament that they have written a book, edited it and formatted it themselves, and uploaded it on Amazon. Why does it have no buyers? Why aren’t they making any money? What would give these writers Read more
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25,000 Words by April 1?
I’m fired up! I just finished reading Jami Attenberg’s new book 1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round. Reading her book led me to explore #1000wordsofsummer, a popular movement in which people commit part of their summer to writing a thousand words a day. Attenberg advises, “Write 1000 Read more
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Writing about Abusive Parents: What’s in a Title?
When I first saw Jennette McCurdy’s memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died among my Amazon book recommendations, I decided not to read it. First, I don’t usually read memoirs by celebrities. I prefer to read memoirs by writers. McCurdy earned some recognition as a Nickelodeon child star, so she is among the many celebrities who Read more
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Blog Post, Interrupted
Several weeks ago at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention, I presented a paper titled “Othering the Self: The Potential Benefits of Assigning College Students to Write Personal Narratives from a Second Person Point of View.” I intended to blog about my presentation immediately after the conference. But when I returned Read more
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