Finds for Writers
Each Friday, the Practicing Writing blog shares writing and publishing resources, news, and reflections to peruse over the weekend.
(Yes, I know, this went live Thursday night—my mistake!)
- “17 Steps to Accelerate Your Writing Life”: tips from Bethany Jarmul posted over on the Brevity blog.
- Happening online next Monday: “Criticism in Isolation,” a craft panel from the National Book Critics Circle. “Criticism in Isolation looks at one book, reviewed from multiple angles, to put readers in the minds of critics and showcase the many different ways to write a review. In this discussion, critics discuss their approach to reviewing Margo Jefferson’s Constructing a Nervous System.”
- In which Maya Popa shares Emily Dickinson’s gingerbread recipe.
- From Publishers Weekly‘s Emma Kantor: News for fans of Antoine Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, which will mark 80 years since publication in 2023. (I’m happy to see a paragraph in this article about the book’s dedication to Léon Werth–for more on that, you might revisit my own 2016 article.)
- And do check out the latest Jewish lit links: new Etgar Keret stories; Jewish joy; a #JewishBookMonth reading challege; more.
Have a wonderful weekend.
As someone who also loves “The Little Prince” (and had a poem published in The Connecticut River Review entitled “The Little Prince Said It First”), I really appreciate your article citing the background to the dedication and to Saint-Exupery’s friend Leon.
Thank you for your comment! Is your poem available online?
No, it is a print journal.
I really enjoyed Bethany Jarmal’s piece! I saved a few of her tips to my ever-growing file of writing inspiration quotes. Lovely! Thank you, as always, Erika!
I’m so glad!