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Tag Archives: writing
The Sixty Second Pitch
Last week I attended a Pitchapalooza event at Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington. I had no idea what to expect. According to the website, the event would feature The Book Doctors, married couple Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry, who are … Continue reading
The Shelf of Constant Reproach
I’ve been trying to catch up on some reading, trying to tidy up what I’ve been thinking of, since I read this article, as my shelf of constant reproach. It’s not a project I really hope to ever complete, because … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged reading, sarah vowell, the wordy shipmates, william maxwell, writing
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The utter maddening capriciousness of the creative process
I never read Eat, Pray, Love. I saw the movie and thought it was okay. I tend to like Julia Roberts, so there was that. I don’t know Ms. Gilbert and have absolutely nothing against her, but I would be … Continue reading
Posted in art, Books
Tagged creative process, eat pray love, elizabeth gilbert, TED talks, writing
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Write it down
Several months ago I was encouraged to give Randa’s Fans a subtitle, an “about” on the front page. On the back end it’s called my Tagline. ”In a few words, explain what this site is about,” it says. What? The … Continue reading
Posted in General Nonsense
Tagged happy new year, operation gym, rachel machacek, science of single, writing, writing and life
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I Write Like…
I’m sure you’ve all seen this; it was circulating on Facebook in mid-July, or you may have stumbled upon it elsewhere. It’s the I Write Like website, where you can have your writing style analyzed and compared to a famous … Continue reading
Posted in Observations
Tagged david foster wallace, i write like, j.d. salinger, mark twain, randasfans, stephen king, writing
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National Book Festival this weekend!
I don’t think I’m going to make the National Book Festival this year, but it’s such a great event I couldn’t pass up a quick plug. It took place two years ago on the weekend after I moved to the … Continue reading
Lindten Reflections
The beginning of Lent seems like an appropriate time to take a moment and reflect on the prayer journals I used to keep, which I mentioned once before. These were tiny green notebooks in which I started writing in the … Continue reading
Rat tails want to be free, pt. 1
Maybe it sounds weird, but the nastiest rat tail I may have ever seen inspired me to start this blog. Here’s the story: at thirty one years and ten days I decided to start exercising. This was last summer, and … Continue reading
On Nodding Terms
“I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.” – Joan Didion, “On Keeping a Notebook” – Most things I write are deliberately … Continue reading →