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quotable
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"Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and…
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Congratulations to Natalie Tarenko!
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Dr. Natalie Tarenko of Texas Tech University School of Law was announced as the first recipient of the Deborah Hecht Memorial Writing Contest Award, which will be given out for…
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident.”
By Patrick Lamb
With all the recent hub-bub about great writing and speechifying, my friends at What About Clients? showed great timing with yesterday's piece on great writing. After providing a rock-solid example…
Litigation & Trial
On Writing Well: The Period
At The Party of the First Part:As William Zinsser wrote: "There's not much to be said about the period except that most writers don't reach it soon enough." (On Writing…
The Contingency
A Remembrance: Norman Mailer
Blawgletter never met Norman Mailer in person, but we did get to know him a little by reading The Armies of the Night (1968) and The Castle in the Forest…
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love to write?
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In an article titled, "Love to Write? Keep It to Yourself," Rachel Toor explores her emotional reaction to people who claim that they love to write. She argues that writing…
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bad writing awards: this year’s Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest results
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And the winner is . . ."Gerald began--but was interrupted by a piercing whistle which cost him ten percent of his hearing permanently, as it did everyone else in a…
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essential writing strategies
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In the book "Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer," author Roy Peter Clark suggests that writers "draft a mission statement for your work." I think that I'll try…
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quotable
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"Writing is one of the easiest things; erasing is one of the hardest."- Rabbi Israel Salanter hat tip: Professor Diane Murley, from a helpful reminder on the Manage Your Writing…
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quote for the day
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"Does anybody learn writing, or do they just touch someone who lets them see the power of the deleted word?"- Richard Bach, "Running from Safety" (1994)(found at http://www.eloquentarrow.com/archive_view.php?action=view&id=67)(njs)