Chopping Wood: On Writing, Retreats, and Starting a Fire
Award-winning author Melanie Bishop discusses the joy and frustration of having all the time in the world to write during ...
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5 different forms of journaling to experiment with in the new year
As the new year begins, many people seek ways to enhance their mental clarity, creativity and emotional well-being.
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Never mind AI threat; beware predictive text traps and auto text transcription confusions!
After the recent electoral and other tensions in Ghana, I think it rsquo;s opportune to start 2025 on a light-hearted note; ...
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Your Defector Pals Attempt ‘The Artist’s Way’
Do you harbor secret creative dreams for the new year? Do you miss the way it felt to make things just for the sake of it, ...
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Writing as Transformation
Words and phrases came from nowhere; I rarely had any sense of what they meant or to what context they belonged.
At 100, Jimmy Carter outlived many of his obituary writers
Carter’s considerable longevity meant that some of his obit writers have by now not only left journalism but also their ...
Literary Legends: Writers Whose Works Were Inspired by San Diego’s Shores
San Diego County, known for its stunning coastline, scenic views, and rich cultural history, has long served as an ...
David Lodge, British Novelist Who Satirized Academic Life, Dies at 89
His 15 well-plotted novels teemed with romance and strange coincidence. An erudite literary critic with an ear for language, ...
Writing long reads for The Conversation can be ‘instrumental’ in developing research – Insights story updates
Each story for Insights, The Conversation’s longform investigative series, typically takes months to produce, building on ...
The secret behind Jimmy Carter’s prolific writing career: ‘When you look at his process you see his humility’
Craig Fehrman, who wrote the book 'Author in Chief,' discusses the tactics and the passion behind the works of the late ...
19 Old-Fashioned Words for Writers
But there are also many old, out-of-use words for very specific types of writers (and also terrible writers). At the risk of being a puffer, here are some obscure things to call a quill-driver. This ...