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The Art of Loving Poetry
Teresa Mei Chuc recalls the MFA passion and community that inspired her to found Shabda, a poetry press
Jul 29 • Writer In The World
BOOK INDUSTRY INSIDER Roundup!
A handy index to insider posts about the book industry, for easy reference
Jul 27 • Aimee Liu
How to Quilt Your Story
Use your Navigation Pane to get organized, reorganized, and unstuck
Jul 25 • Aimee Liu
STORY STRUCTURE Roundup!
This month's thank-you index from MFA Lore
Jul 23 • Aimee Liu
Well Published! Live with Jennifer Acker, Founder of 'The Common' Literary Journal
A recording from Aimee Liu's conversation with Jen Acker about writing across cultures, creating narrative tension, and building literary community…
Jul 22 • Aimee Liu and Jennifer Acker
55:07
Balancing Me & I in 1st-Person Stories & Memoir
Remember, your narrator's character is both passive and active
Jul 18 • Aimee Liu
When Emotion Distorts a Writer's Truth
Victoria Nelson unpacks Oscar Wilde’s unreliably wild letter to his lover from "gaol"
Jul 15 • Writer In The World
Writing Prompt: STRUGGLE
Visual inspiration + mental exercise to start your writing week
Jul 13 • Aimee Liu
Fine Tune Your Paragraphs to Pack a Punch
The first in a new series about crafting paragraphs to do more than show and tell
Jul 11 • Aimee Liu
Writing About War & Writing for Peace
A recording from Aimee Liu and Annelise Riles's special live video
Jul 9 • Aimee Liu and Annelise Riles
1:03:06
The Writer’s Road Trip
Ron Heacock on traveling as muse
Jul 8 • Writer In The World and R. K. Hillhouse
Your Least Obvious Perspective is Memoir's Most Important POV
Are You Neglecting Your Memoir's Third I?
Jul 4 • Aimee Liu
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