Category: For Writers

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Writing About Abuse: Telling Difficult Stories with Care and Credibility

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to bring attention to experiences that too often remain hidden behind closed doors. For writers, it is also an opportunity to consider the responsibility that comes with telling difficult stories. Books can give language to experiences people have struggled to describe. They can challenge misconceptions, help readers…
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Building a Writer’s Bookshelf

The Craft Books Worth Keeping Close I recently looked at the shelves beside my desk where I keep books about writing and realized something: a writer’s bookshelf can grow almost accidentally. One instructor recommends a book. A conference speaker mentions another. Someone insists a particular title changed the way she writes. Before long, you have…
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