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sherry-jones's picture
Feb.18.2012
Here's a question for all those folks who say to me, "I want to write, but I can't find the time." What do you expect from me? Sympathy? Hand-holding? A motivational speech? Remember Danny DeVito as Owen in Throw Momma From the Train? "A writer writes," was his mantra. That's what I tell people....
opal-palmer-adisa's picture
Jul.11.2009
The value of a writers' retreat is just that, permission to write without being interrupted, to make the writing priority, to fall in love over and over again with words and ideas. I don't know why I do not take opportunity of the numerous writers' retreats that are available more often, because...
nina-amir's picture
Nov.14.2008
I often find myself struggling with simply getting started on a book project of my own. I can dig into the editing of someone else's manuscript with no problem; after all, they've already overcome their own overwhelm and written the whole book.   Plus, I'm still struggling with the idea of self-...