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A Lesson in Listening for Novelists

A Talent for Listening I only recently procured a copy of Working by Studs Terkel for my library. Going through it is like a veritable smorgasbord of stories from all across the country of ordinary people talking about what they … Continue reading

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Shedding the Work-For-Hire Stigma

Nice Writers Don’t… Some people reading this blog came into the author/writer/publishing scene too late to be aware of the stigma that once was attached to those who were called (in polite terms) “a hired pen.” I recall a few … Continue reading

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