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How Six to Eight Grains of Rice and a Foot Surgery Turned a Manitowoc Woman Into an Author
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (213+ words) A bizarre and hilarious personal experience has helped a Manitowoc woman enter the world of publishing. Wendy Kurth is the author of “The Great Rice Incident”, which tells her true story of “foot surgery, poor navigation, and one robot’s refusal…...
Paul Levine: The Common Sense Guide to the Messy Business of Writing
16+ hour, 47+ min ago (820+ words) Harlan Coben, one of our most accomplished spinners of suspense yarns, makes no promise that his hybrid writing manual and memoir will turn you into a bestselling novelist. His message: Writing isn’t one-size-fits-all. My take: Plot Twist is smart, useful…...
A Writer’s Confession
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (84+ words) I sent out about twenty queries before I realized that my query letter SUCKS. It probably still SUCKS. But there’s definitely progress. Religious progress. And, of course …...
Writers & Writing
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (163+ words) u201cTollund Man,u201d an impressive short story collection by Jeff Esterholm, has something for everyone, ranging from classic crime noir to contemporary stories, including vignettes. The collection is slated for October publication by Cornerstone Press, an imprint of the University of Wisconsin…...
The Book Within You: Book publication – feeling good about yourself
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (730+ words) The Book Within You I said in the first installment of this column that achieving the publication of a novel (or nonfiction book) can make you feel good about yourself, particularly if you’re a person who feels your professional life…...
National Artist Gregorio C. Brillantes Was ‘A Writer’s Writer’
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (271+ words) The master of the Filipino short story wrote precise tales that inspired awe from the greatest writers of our time Illustration By Clarisse Alfonso I decided to do my college thesis on Brillantes’ fiction. It was as good an excuse…...
Wendell Berry Art Installation
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (165+ words) Arizona Daily Sun Have any questions? Please give us a call at (928) 774-4545 Copyright © ⢠Wick Communications There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. No obscene, vulgar, or sexually-oriented language. Emmanuel Perez wins the George Kyte Classic men's…...
Young Morgantown author turns hospital experience into book to help other children | U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (242+ words) An 11-year-old Morgantown author signed copies of her new book, “Winnie’s Big Day,” Wednesday evening at Fairmont State University’s Wallman Hall Theater. Winnie Stanley, a sixth-grader at Mountaineer Middle School, wrote the children’s book about her own surgery and recovery....
Darianne Schramm ’08 publishes debut young adult novel
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (584+ words) By Sophia Darmelio, staff How would you act if you knew someone had less than 72 hours to live? That is the premise for Darianne Schramm’s ’08 debut novel, “72 Hours of You,” published by Disney Hyperion. The COVID-19 pandemic was a time…...
Book Stuff: Lucy Ives on the power of the writing prompt - Chicago Review of Books
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (196+ words) For me though, good writing prompts can often be a gateway. They can put the tire on the tracks rather than sitting at the table endlessly looking at maps and possibilities. They are also a bit like a meal: if…...