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  • You Might Be a Writer If...

    June 19, 2009

    •  Has your son or daughter ever followed you around the house repeating every single word, gesture, expression of yours? Or have you seen your children do it to each other with the secret desire of driving each other nuts, and, of course, succeeding? Imitation is the best form of flattery, they say. But what about when it's involuntary?You might be a writer if...you're a better parrot than your ...
  • Three Ways In: Tips on Writing First Lines

    September 22, 2008

    • Three First Lines: 1) “I am convinced that my father looked at me, really saw me, only once.” 2) “People were telling one another that a newcomer had been seen on the promenade–a lady with a dog.” 3) “Before I met Tim–who, in spite of everything I’m about to tell you, would be my best friend for the next four or five years–my mother warned me on the way over to his ...