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#IWSG – Writing for Readers?

August 3, 2022Nalin 7 Comments
This entry is part 7 of 16 in the series Insecure Writer's Support Group

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

Writing readers, prompt, premise, motivation, writing, publishing, story

The Story of Us

March 16, 2022Nalin Leave a Comment

I recently listened to a great (really, they’re all great) episode of my favorite podcast, Throughline, called “A Story of Us?“. The conversation and interview with Tamim Ansary, author of The Invention of Yesterday, ranges across a variety of interesting… Continue Reading →

Science and Society anpo, throughline, history, story

Thinking About Style

July 29, 2013Nalin Leave a Comment

Friends and family seem to like The Parched Lands and I’ve gotten some good feedback from others. I like the story well enough. And as a science teacher, I will undoubtedly continue to think about the issues that the story… Continue Reading →

Writing structure, ideas, story, craft, prose, literature, style
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