Now just for the record, it’s important to make one thing perfectly clear: I’m not a parent. I can’t remember the last time I changed a diaper. And I’ve never had to decide how much freedom to give a teenager, or when to take away the keys to the family car. So you may decide [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Writing’
Weaning Myself off The Winter Sea: a Backhanded Book Recommendation
October 14th, 2011
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Recently (thanks to a weather delay) I had some extra time to browse in the New York Times Bookstore at the Providence airport. If I’d been rushing, I would’ve missed The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley; the book was spine-out and the cover too gothic for my usual reading tastes. But the word “sea” caught [...]
Building a Counter to Better Writing
February 27th, 2011
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Sometimes focusing on something else is the best way to write better.
2010 Holiday Book List
December 20th, 2010
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Books I recommend for gifts or just to enjoy.
Loving Lipstick
December 10th, 2010
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Seeing a book grow from awkward manuscript to published elegance is so satisfying, even when it’s not my own.
Cape Cod Surprise: It is Finished.
May 20th, 2010
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I really mean it this time… no more edits, updates, tweaks, or color changes.
