Writing-related resources, news, and reflections to peruse over the weekend. Continue reading ›
Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer
Three quick things.
1. Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Finally caught this movie last weekend. Recommend it highly. Continue reading ›
Monday Markets and Jobs for Writers
The weekly batch of no-fee, paying competitions, contests, and calls for submissions—plus jobs for those of us who write (especially those of us who write fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction). These posts are intended to complement/supplement monthly issues of The Practicing Writer newsletter, where you’ll always find more listings, none of them limiting eligibility to residents of a single municipality, state, or province (this blog, on the other hand, does include those more restricted opportunities).
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Sunday Sentence
In which I participate in David Abrams’s “Sunday Sentence” project, sharing the best sentence I’ve read during the past week, “out of context and without commentary.”
Tradition.
Source: Taffy Brodesser-Akner, “A ‘Tradition’ Omission: I Had Never Seen ‘Fiddler’ Until Now” (The New York Times)
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