Category Archives: Writing

by Jasper Conway Laura's note: Today’s post comes from my favorite guest blogger, Jasper Conway. Jasper is a seventh grade student who enjoys a good story. I've …Read More

On September 11, 2001, I was about three months into a year-long post-college internship at USA Today's editorial page. I remember the amazingly clear blue …Read More

I have been so grateful this week for the various people who've shared news about Juliet's School of Possibilities. It's been a reminder of what …Read More

November is over, and so is my National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) experience. I took the challenge to finish a 50,000 word novel by the …Read More

Theoretically, I write for a living. Yet, somehow, much time gets filled with stuff that is not writing. Emails, phone calls, administration, logistics. Like little …Read More

I just turned in the next draft of Juliet's School of Possibilities last week. I wrote the manuscript of this time management novella (out March …Read More

In January, I began a new habit of writing 500 words per weekday in what I call my "fiction file." At first I hacked my …Read More

Over the weekend, I read John McPhee's new book, Draft 4: On the Writing Process. I am drawn to almost any "writer on writing" book, …Read More

I usually don't let too many days go between blog posts. So just a quick note of explanation: I'm trying to wrap up this round …Read More