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Writers Unbound - Aug 19, 2008
“One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical, decisive hour. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.” Ralph Waldo Emerson If you knew that this hour were your …
Also tagged: wildcard
Writers Unbound - Aug 4, 2008
“We cannot know the consequences of suppressing a child’s spontaneity when he is just beginning to be active. We may even suffocate life itself. That humanity which is revealed in all its intellectual splendor during …
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Writers Unbound - Mar 4, 2008
I’d say that pieces of my young life were craptastic enough for a memoir, but probably not craptastic enough for a bestselling memoir. Recently, though, all you need to do to fix that is” embellish” a little …
Also tagged: books, publishing, nonfiction
Writers Unbound - Jan 17, 2008
Gonzalez was an award-winning poet and writer originally from Spain who taught in New Mexico. He is closely aligned with the generation of literary figures who opposed the Franco regime (other literati identified with …
Also tagged: poetry
Writers Unbound - Jan 3, 2008
Sometimes it’s easy to figure out what kind of story/poetry/essay will win a writing contest. It may be simply a matter of checking out past winners and generalizing their characteristics. One can then write a entry …
Also tagged: writing contests
Writers Unbound - Nov 14, 2007
Directly before the passing of acclaimed novelist and journalist Norman Mailer, I happened upon an article about him in Playboy’s current magazine. (I won’t say WHERE I happened upon this, but needless to say, it …
Also tagged: books, inspirational, fiction
Writers Unbound - Nov 8, 2007
Hi all, Lots going on in the writers world this week! First, let’s take a look at what other writers have to say about the Writers Strike! What Does the Writers Strike Mean to Freelancers? In the interest of …
Also tagged: blogging
Writers Unbound - Nov 2, 2007
Publisher’s Weekly reported that Harper Lee will be receiving the Presidential Medal of Honor on Monday for her literary contribution To Kill a Mockingbird. NaNoWriMo is definitely well under way. Their website is …
Also tagged: books, publishing, nonfiction, fiction, writing business, writers resource
Writers Unbound - Oct 30, 2007
Don’t we all have an excuse for that unfinished novel on our hard drive and in our heads? I do, anyway, and I like company. Over the summer I stumbled onto an August issue of O Magazine where Walter Mosley, author of …
Also tagged: publishing, magazines, inspirational, fiction, writers resource
Writers Unbound - Oct 23, 2007
They’re both making news, ok? Over the weekend, The Daily Telegraph, out of the U.K., revealed that J.K. Rowling affirmed that her Harry Potter series, or at least the last installment, is inspired by her own Christian …
Also tagged: books, publishing, fiction