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The Progression of a Writing Life Part 4: Strategy
In the conclusion of our series on the progression of a writing life, Charity Singleton Craig considers the role of strategy in mapping out your path.
The Progression of a Writing Life Part 3: Rejection
In Part 3 of our series on the progression of a writing life, Charity Singleton Craig considers the handling the falls and rejection that happen along the way.
The Progression of a Writing Life Part 2: Risk
In Part 2 of our series on the progression of a writing life, Charity Singleton Craig considers the role of risk for writers—and snowboarders.
Become a Better Writer: 5 Things the Theater Taught Me About Writing
Dena Dyer explores lessons she learned about how to become a better writer through her work in the theater.
The Writing Life: Setting Limits to Become a Better Writer
Do you need to set limits in your writing life in order to focus on writing? Charity Singleton Craig sees the irony, and the need to focus.
The Writing Life: Beginnings, Pt. 1
The athlete of the family lives in the shadow of her brother while secretly dreaming of a writing life of her own.
This Writing Life: Summer is Fiction
Summer means fiction. What are you doing with yours?
Taboo: Writing the Trees
Like many writers I know, I keep a taboo list. Nothing too long or formal, this is simply a list of words I must not write—at least at first, when beginning a new piece. Trees are there on my taboo list right now.