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On Reading a Book Twice

November 6, 2018

Reading a book twice can seem like an unaffordable luxury given all the books out there waiting to be read. But it’s helpful in seeing the big picture – the forest for the trees.

Tags Barbara Kingsolver, books, fiction, interview, nonfiction, novels, oeuvre, post-apocalyptic, readers, reading, rereading, writers, writing process

Wednesday on the Web – 19 July edition

July 19, 2017

It’s been a tough week. I’ve had to spend more days in bed than I’d like to, and am feeling the gloomy fingers of depression … Read more

Tags anxiety, biology, bipolar, climate change, depression, doomsday, ethics, mental health, ocd, problems, science writing, scientists, sixth extinction, water, west, writers

Guest post on CNF Collective Society blog

October 4, 2015

The week before last, I had a guest post on the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society’s blog. I’ve hesitated to post it here, but am not … Read more

Tags creative nonfiction, procrastination, rules, writers, writing, writing practice

Environment writer interviews: Sarah Boon

September 6, 2015

For background on this series, see my first post. So far we’ve talked with Rebecca Lawton, an environment writer based in California; Abby Palmer, a … Read more

Tags environment writing, interviews, nature writing, women, writers, writing tips

Environment Writer Interviews: Cynthia Barnett

August 24, 2015

For background on this series, see my first post. So far we’ve talked with Rebecca Lawton, an environment writer based in California; Abby Palmer, a … Read more

Tags environment, environment writing, interview, nature writing, women, writers, writing

Becoming a Western writer

August 5, 2015

When I first read Wallace Stegner’s Wolf Willow, it stuck. Not just for days, but even years later I can recall the story in the … Read more

Tags books, Dave Gessner, drought, Ed Abbey, reading, resources, Wallace Stegner, water, west, western canada, wilderness, writers, writing

Environment writer interviews: Korice Moir

July 18, 2015

For background on this series, see my first post. So far we’ve talked with Rebecca Lawton, an environment writer based in California, and Abby Palmer, … Read more

Tags environment, interview, nature writing, women, writers, writing, writing tips

Environment writer interviews: Abby Palmer

July 6, 2015

For background on this series, see my first post. So far we’ve talked with Rebecca Lawton, an environment writer based in California. Our second interviewee … Read more

Tags environment writing, gender, interview, nature writing, twitter, women, writers, writing

Environment writer interviews: Rebecca Lawton

June 22, 2015

One of the many things I think about is what it means to be a writer – particularly a female environment writer. It seems that … Read more

Tags communication, environment writing, gender, interview, nature writing, water, women, writers, writing

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