Every Wednesday, on Writing Under Pressure, you’ll find a post based on Today’s Word (from Wordsmith.org). Check Wednesday’s Word on the sidebar for past essays, poems, or flash fiction pieces. Today’s word: shangri-la. noun. an imaginary, idyllic place that is remote and secluded. After reading the definition, I had an idea of the kind of …
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Finding Balance – A Daily Task
In Christina Katz’s ezine, The Prosperous Writer, she writes on the 52 Qualities of just that – prosperous writers. This week, she focused on balance. The word balance pops up everywhere these days — in posts (like this one from Allison Winn Scotch) about negotiating social networking around writing time and in essays (like Sayantani …
Becky Levine and the Basement of a Mall
A while ago, I ordered Becky Levine’s The Writing & Critique Group Survival Guide. Because I ordered it to be delivered along with the more-than-popular LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary (on back order for all you hard-core LEGO and Star Wars fans), I didn’t receive the book until last week. I’m not far into …