craft
Some favorite art/craft books for writers (and teachers of writing)
This is a very short list -- it could easily be twice as long -- just a few of the books t
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Craft versus inspiration
Lately I realized that 20 years of making a living as a writer have taught me a lot. People ask me for advice; then they take it. And I usually have a very clear idea of what to tell them.
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Blogging in Two Places
So here's the thing: I've just started blogging for the first time ever, at my home site
http://www.elizabethstark.com
and I do hope you'll visit me there.
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Know thyself, characters
I'm reading a book with a truly irritating main character, but I'm sticking with it, largely because the character knows his behavior is awful and would like to change it, but finds himself trapped
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Another thing I learned about writing from the movies: "The Lost Boys: The Tribe"
A Competitive Streak
I'm driven. Competitive as hell. Each Christmas, I spend time with a family in rural Saskatchewan (western Canada) and part of that tradition involves a shinny game.
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Letter to a Student About to Enter the Queens University Low-Residency MFA Program
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Since I haven't blogged about writing in this space yet - too busy touting my own work - I thought I'd post something today that I wrote to a f
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