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First draft
I wrote for eight, nine hours a day, removed from distractions during a writers residency at the Weymouth Center for the Arts. When I emerged bleary eyed and triumphant, I left with the completed first draft of An American Terrorist. Continue reading
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Sweat the small stuff
We’ve all seen it – a bruise that moves from the left to right eye after a cutaway, a hat that flies off in one scene but is firmly in place in the next, a lamp broken during a struggle … Continue reading
Feeling the heartbeat
Ron Rash told the Charlotte Observer recently that a first draft is like “an ugly glob of clay on a wheel.” It is an apt metaphor. The best writers discard the unnecessary bits. They use imagery, actions and dramatic tension … Continue reading
Wealth of writers
As I listened to the local authors read from their works in 27 Views of Charlotte, I was overwhelmed by the wealth of talent in my adopted region. We had gathered at Park Road Books last Saturday for the book … Continue reading
The lonely profession
It gets lonely out here. Writing, by its very nature, requires us to work alone. Even those of us working in corporations, nonprofits and academic institutions have to shut ourselves off from our colleagues to do our jobs. Those of … Continue reading
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The work of writing
Writing is both a labor of love and a lot of work. A Charlotte Writers’ Club author said in a recent club newsletter that the more time she allows to elapse between writing sessions, the harder it is for her … Continue reading
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Superpower
I have a superpower, and today I’m going to share its secret with about 30 eighth graders. However, I won’t tell them how to get it right off the bat. No. The Read Across America organizers at Whitewater Middle School … Continue reading
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Reading to write
I love to read good writing and last week I hit a bonanza. First, my name finally came up on the waiting list for Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl. I’m desperately trying to stay awake at night to find out of … Continue reading
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Writing alone together
Writing is a solitary profession. Even when I’m writing a business article and interview people, my mind is sifting facts, separating the wheat from the chaff, discovering those kernels that can grow into a story. Finding that opening, building the … Continue reading
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Tagged charlotte writers' club, gina howard, Janice holly booth, joseph bathanti, write, writer, writing
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Chronicling the journey from housed to homeless – and back
I’ve often wondered how people become chronically homeless. In September, the Charlotte Writers’ Club will help the residents of Moore Place describe their journeys – how they ended up on the streets, the difficulties in getting off the streets and … Continue reading
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