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Writing on Wednesday: The Responsibility to Understand

March 20, 2013 Susan

Last summer I discovered a wonderful book of essays on writing: A Syllable of Water: Twenty Writers of Faith Reflect…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: A Symbol of Water, fiction, research, Rudy Nelson, writing

Writing on Wednesday: It’s a Juggling Act

February 13, 2013 Susan 1 Comment

My husband can juggle. Literally—he can keep 3-4 balls in the air for quite a while. One Christmas I gave…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: anthologies, essays, juggling, literary agents, novels, writing

Writing on Wednesday: SuNoWriMo… it’s Not about the Word Count

February 6, 2013 Susan

The folks at NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) encourage participants to write 50,000 during the month of November every year.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: beach, NaNoWriMo, novel, Seagrove Beach Florida, writing

Writing on Wednesday: Essay Revisions, Blogging, Fiction and Essays in the Age of Unbelief

January 30, 2013 Susan 3 Comments

Don’t let my title overwhelm you… I’m really not going to WRITE about all of those things today, but I…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Brevity, creative nonfiction, David Griffith, Dinty Moore, essays, fiction, Flanner O'Connor, Mary Karr, Patheos, revisions, Shoe Burnin', writing

Writing on Wednesday: Shoe Burnin’ Stories and the Writer’s Authority

January 9, 2013 Susan

As I mentioned in my post back on December 26, “Call for Names,” I’m working on a short story for…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: call for names, Fairehope Alabama, John Gardner, nursing homes, Shoe Burnin', The Art of Fiction, Waterhole Brach Alabama, writing

Writing on Wednesday: On Becoming a Novelist, Part III: FAITH (or novel-writing as yoga)

December 12, 2012 Susan

This is my third and final post about John Gardner’s book, On Becoming a Novelist. If you missed the first…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: faith, John Gardner, On Becoming a Novelist, The Art of Fiction, writing

Winnie the Pooh on Wednesday

December 5, 2012 Susan

Whaaaaat? No Writing on Wednesday post? Well I was going to write about the next section in On Becoming a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Cocktails and Canvas, Denver, dinosaurs, Dora Explora, John Gardner, On Becoming a Novelist, puzzles, WInnie the Pooh, writing

Writing on Wednesday: On Becoming a Novelist

November 28, 2012 Susan 1 Comment

Somehow I seem to keep finding treasures from the past—not the distant past, but still, books I “happen” upon that…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Augusten Burroughs, character, fiction, John Gardner, On Becoming a Novelist, plot, Raymond Carver, Robert Goolrick, setting, the writer's nature, writing

Faith on Friday: 30 Days of Thanksgiving?

November 2, 2012 Susan 4 Comments

I love November. But this year, I’m kind of grumpy. I know you’re thinking, “What does she have to be…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: 30 Days of Thanksgiving, Gunpowder Cowboy Boots and Mascara, Seagrove Beach Florida, Seaside Beach Florida, Shari Smith, Thanksgiving, writing, writing retreats

Mental Health Monday: Living With Holes

October 22, 2012 Susan 12 Comments

About three years ago I did a post about Augusten Burroughs’ memoir, Dry: “Why Does Sobriety Have to Come With…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Augusten Burroughs, Cassandra King Conroy, healing, memoir, The Sunday Wife, therapy, This is How, writing

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