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Protect your voice
Advice and feedback are vital, but your story must sound like you. There have been times when my literary agent asked me to include this or that in my book...
Protect your voice
Advice and feedback are vital, but your story must sound like you. There have been times when my literary agent asked me to include this or that in my book...
Dialogue that Does More Than Talk
I can’t wait to see you! After years of running our Time to Write sessions, interviewing all sorts of fabulously successful authors, I’m excited to launch a new series of...
Dialogue that Does More Than Talk
I can’t wait to see you! After years of running our Time to Write sessions, interviewing all sorts of fabulously successful authors, I’m excited to launch a new series of...
Celebrating Our Final 2025 Retreat with 8 Remar...
Our last Art of Writing retreat for 2025 ended in Florence with laughter, heartfelt reflection, and a few happy tears. Over four unforgettable days and several nights, eight memoirists gathered...
Celebrating Our Final 2025 Retreat with 8 Remar...
Our last Art of Writing retreat for 2025 ended in Florence with laughter, heartfelt reflection, and a few happy tears. Over four unforgettable days and several nights, eight memoirists gathered...
Farewell Aunty Maria
Few people in life show you what courage looks like. Not the dramatic, movie kind of courage but the everyday kind. Aunty (Zia) Maria had that quiet kind of courage....
Farewell Aunty Maria
Few people in life show you what courage looks like. Not the dramatic, movie kind of courage but the everyday kind. Aunty (Zia) Maria had that quiet kind of courage....
Let’s Talk Dialogue with Jane Corry
An Art of Writing Newsletter Special Edition How do you make a line of dialogue sing? What gives a character voice, tension, subtext? Dialogue is the beating heart of story,...
Let’s Talk Dialogue with Jane Corry
An Art of Writing Newsletter Special Edition How do you make a line of dialogue sing? What gives a character voice, tension, subtext? Dialogue is the beating heart of story,...
When Writers Come Together in Florence
The June Art of Writing retreat in Florence was amazing. Our four days together was a turning point for everyone. With daily workshops, deep conversations, and powerful insights from our...
When Writers Come Together in Florence
The June Art of Writing retreat in Florence was amazing. Our four days together was a turning point for everyone. With daily workshops, deep conversations, and powerful insights from our...
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