Here’s a contest from Sisters in Crime to encourage writers of color. Check it out.
Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award – Sisters in Crime
http://www.sistersincrime.org/?page=EleanorTaylorBland
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Good night, good doctor
Stictly speaking, this piece isn’t about writing. But its prose is a beautiful example of well-chosen and well-placed words. Oliver Sacks, who is a doctor as well as a writer, has bid us farewell. He should know he will be missed. And that he continues to teach those of us who would try to touch each other with words.
My Own Life – NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/opinion/oliver-sacks-on-learning-he-has-terminal-cancer.html?_r=0&referrer=
Set the pace
When freelance editor Lisa Roettger offered tips to writers recently, she said a developmental edit might point out problems with pacing. Here are some ideas from fantasy writer Victoria Grefer about how to fix pacing problems.
In Fiction: How Much “Down Time” is Too Much? | Creative Writing with the Crimson League
http://crimsonleague.com/2015/02/17/in-fiction-how-much-down-time-is-too-much/
First consider
With the discovery of a lost Harper Lee manuscript, writers are talking about what to do with a first manuscript. At Writing the Novel, an author panel organized by WNIJ public radio at Northern Illinois University, the topic came up. (Another session is scheduled Feb. 18; check here for details.) While the stories of the three panelists varied, none said his or her first novel fell from their fingertips to publication without some bumps — and some work — in the road. Anne R. Allen offers some advice about what to do with first novels in this blog post.
Anne R. Allen’s Blog: Should You “Send Out” that First Novel? 9 Things to Consider First
http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2015/02/should-you-send-out-that-first-novel-9.html?m=1
Background of a poet
What makes a poet? Here’s an interview with the U.S. poet laureate that offers some insights.
U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine on Writing, Ethics, Being Jewish, and More – Tablet Magazine
http://tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/books/96700/philip-levine
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