by Tari Faris, @FarisTari You can’t read a book set in 1930s America without expecting to find the Great Depression playing a major role. If you read a book that …
Write to Change the World
At the beginning of this year, I wrote down a question in my planner above the list of writing goals: How will you write in 2020 to change the world? …
Quarantine During COVID-19 is Like Writers’ Block
by Delores Topliff, @DeloresTopliff Sheltering in place can feel like limbo–how long will it last? What’s the calendar expiration date? Writing block also keeps us stuck in sameness. How can we …
The Case for a Writer’s Library
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell An author’s tools are a powerful draw to the writing life, because they are so cool. Laptops, headphones, caffeine, and ragged t-shirt and sweatpants (as a …
Why the past matters.
My men were in charge of the remote this weekend. (Which meant I got a lot of reading done!) But, I did wander down to our home theater to take …