Topic : Writers
These eight essays are a perfect way into learning about how a writer who started at the lowest rung at Time magazine in the 1950s developed to become the author associated with a body of nonfiction that is unparalleled in modern American letters for its breadth and depth.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversWeaponizing Words, the Lutheran Way October 2, 2017 By Orin Hargraves
Martin Luther is a fascinating study for any lover of language because his entire conflict with and banishment from Catholicism were conducted through speech and writing.
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Article Topics:Word CountWriters Talk About Writing10 Ways to Appear Shockingly Smart to Any Editor August 21, 2017 By Daphne Gray-Grant
Now that I've worked on both sides of the desk — as a writer and editor — for more than 35 years, I have a well-developed sense of what you have to do to make editors like you. Here are 10 sure-fire ways.
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Word CountWriters Talk About WritingWhy the Best Writers Have the Most Emotional Intelligence July 19, 2017 By Daphne Gray-Grant
Emotional Intelligence might sound like another woo-woo, New Age theory. In fact, it is a scientifically proven phenomenon that has huge implications for all of us. Especially writers.
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Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversBe Thorough, Like Thoreau July 5, 2017 By Orin Hargraves
July 12th marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Henry David Thoreau. It is a suitable time to examine his legacy, which comes to us almost entirely in the form of his writing.
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Word CountWriters Talk About WritingWhy We Should Want to Fail As Writers June 16, 2017 By Daphne Gray-Grant
I'm a big believer in making mistakes. This is because mistakes show you're pushing yourself. You're trying to learn new things. You're trying to get better at what you do.
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Article Topics:Dog EaredBooks we loveStats Meet Lit in an Insightful New Book About Writing April 19, 2017 By Mark Peters
Anyone interested in literature or becoming a better writer will find something to like here: Blatt doesn't just shine a light on writing, he lets in a whole new area of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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