Tag Archives: Writing

YA Literature/Someone Like Summer by M.E. Kerr

As a writer, it’s always good to read words of other writers–to get ideas on delivery, to develop a sense of rhythm, and to see different perspectives.  I’ve mostly been reading literary fiction, so I decided to take a break … Continue reading

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Ed Lin Writer's Workshop on Monday, May 3rd–AAJA, Thymos, and Friends of Portland Chinatown

If you’re in Portland on May 3rd and you love writing, you will want to attend the Ed Lin Writer’s Workshop, presented by the Asian American Journalists Association–Portland and Thymos, co-sponsored by Friends of Portland Chinatown.  It is a writing … Continue reading

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The Danger of the Single Story

Etain, thanks for sending this. In the video above, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie talks about what she calls “the danger of the single story” and how stereotypes can warp a culture’s perception of the people of another culture when there … Continue reading

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J.D. Salinger, RIP

J.D. Salinger, Rest in Peace.  I loved his writing style in Catcher in the Rye, and his short stories were amazing for their boldness, imagination, and (believe it or not) symmetry. One last thing about Mr. Salinger.  Everyone writes for … Continue reading

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Show me the money

Saw this post by Phillip at offendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com.  I found it through TMM who found it through AAM, and now it’s here on BW (oh wow, I didn’t realize that my site has the same initials as my name.  Wow.)  In … Continue reading

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3 Steps to Novel Writing

(pic from here) Continuing our Strategy and Motivation series, Alpha-Asian has written about Overcoming Writer’s Block.  As you all know, Alpha is a successful writer for bodybuilding magazines, as well as a successful self-publisher of fitness books.  As an author, … Continue reading

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Holden Caulfield shows his age

I don’t have time for a real Fathers Day post, so this will have to do for now. I saw this interesting article this morning about the Catcher in the Rye.  The gist of the article is that kids these … Continue reading

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Ray Bradbury in action

88 years old and still fighting.  That’s how I hope to be. Ray Bradbury is fighting, speaking, and fundraising for public libraries in California.  The famous sci-fi writer is helping to save the libraries, which are suffering due to declining … Continue reading

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Writing Ethnicity

I saw this blog post from a gay White male author named Michael Thomas Ford on how it’s assumed that authors always write characters of their own race.  This goes back to a point we made a while back about … Continue reading

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Medium's Genius Screenwriting and Acting

If you didn’t catch the last Medium, you need to.  Check it out here (look at the episode list and click on “Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo.)  Not only was it an awesome episode; it also had a … Continue reading

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