In Part 1 of these posts, I explained why I wrote Polish and Publish and how I did the research for it. In this post, I'll cover how I decided what to include and what to leave out. The most challenging question revolved around whether or not to … [Continue reading] about How I wrote my creative writing book(let), Part 2
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How I wrote my creative writing book(let), Part 1
Polish and Publish: The Indispensable Toolkit for Creative Writers is nearly ready for prime time. (Seems like I've been saying that for months!) It's in its final stages of design and layout now, and I plan to have it here on my website in a matter … [Continue reading] about How I wrote my creative writing book(let), Part 1
More About Rejected Writing
I wrote an essay, "One in 50 Million," that was rejected by Skirt! magazine—a very cool women's publication, which is now available only online. The magazine's theme for that month was something like social issues that have affected you … [Continue reading] about More About Rejected Writing
Lynette in her husband’s garden
Rejected Writing
When I started this blog I promised to share some of the few works I've submitted for publication that were rejected—and explain why I think the work wasn't accepted. So, it is with a certain amount of embarrassment that I'm fulfilling that promise … [Continue reading] about Rejected Writing
Floods
I slept through two nights of roaring winds that bent aged, 30-foot tall trees in our neighborhood outside of Boston. Then, my husband woke me this morning saying that we had no heat. Our basement—the basement of our house atop a steep hill—had … [Continue reading] about Floods
Writing About Work
I write a lot about work. I’m fascinated by the claims work makes on us, the crowds it places us in, the behavior it forces on and from us, and the madnesses, variously and usually unsuccessfully disguised, that we bring to work with us. I’ve … [Continue reading] about Writing About Work
Reflections on Beginning this Blog
Over the past 8 months or so, I’ve written more than 150 articles about writing careers for Examiner.com. It’s been tons of fun. Writing my Examiner.com articles leads me to folks I wouldn’t have access to otherwise. But it can’t compete with the … [Continue reading] about Reflections on Beginning this Blog