Writing Conferences: Free Margs, Costly Advice
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by David Duhr
3M ago
Discussion questions: This week we’ve got a special treat for you: WriteByNight’s own David Bushman, renowned true crime author and founding editor and publisher at Fayatteville Mafia and at Tucker DS Press, reports to us from Killer Nashville. So… writing conferences: Yes or no? Pros and cons? Your favorites and your least favorites? How about […] The post Writing Conferences: Free Margs, Costly Advice appeared first on WriteByNight Writers' Service ..read more
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Great Beginnings: Marlena
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by David Duhr
11M ago
Discussion questions: Does the opening paragraph of Julie Buntin’s Marlena (below) make you want to read further? Why or why not? What kind of opening lines grab you, and what kind immediately turn you off? Let’s talk about it in the comments.   We’ve been talking a lot lately about grabbing a literary agent’s attention with your […] The post Great Beginnings: Marlena appeared first on WriteByNight Writers' Service ..read more
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Writing Prompt: Why Read?
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by David Duhr
11M ago
Discussion question: In a culture where visual entertainment is never more than a click away… why do you still read books? Is it for escapism only? Is it to keep up with what your fellow writers are putting out? Do you read because you believe those studies that say it makes us more empathetic as […] The post Writing Prompt: Why Read? appeared first on WriteByNight Writers' Service ..read more
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The Best Passage You Wrote in 2022
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by David Duhr
2y ago
Discussion questions: What is the best thing you wrote last year? A line or passage that made you sit back and think, “Wow, I’m a talented writer!” And are you willing to share it with us? If so, copy/paste it in the comments below. Provide some context if you want, or let your words speak […] The post The Best Passage You Wrote in 2022 appeared first on WriteByNight Writers' Service ..read more
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Op-Ed: Everything Sucks
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by David Duhr
2y ago
There’s a scene in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road where “the man” finds some slow-flowing water. In this dry and ashy post-apocalyptic landscape, it’s a potentially life-saving discovery. I pictured myself diving headlong into the water, splashing around and taking immoderate, choking gulps and probably screaming and peeing from the excitement and relief. But the man […] The post Op-Ed: Everything Sucks appeared first on WriteByNight Writers' Service ..read more
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Prompt: “All sorrows can be borne”
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by David Duhr
3y ago
  Writing Prompt: Write a response to the following line from Karen Blixen (aka Isak Dinesen): “All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story or tell a story about them.” If you’d like to share — and we hope you will! — post it in the comments below.       WriteByNighter […] The post Prompt: “All sorrows can be borne” appeared first on WriteByNight Writers' Service ..read more
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Your Best 2021 Writing Experience
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by David Duhr
3y ago
  Discussion question: What was your best 2021 writing experience? That one particular day when every word was the right word? That time the walls came down and you wrote your way through a problem that had been nagging at you for months or years? Or when your writing and the environment in which you wrote […] The post Your Best 2021 Writing Experience appeared first on WriteByNight Writers' Service ..read more
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Your Best 2021 Reading Experience
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by David Duhr
3y ago
    Discussion question: What was your best 2021 reading experience? When timing, environment, and the book itself came together in a memorable way?       For me, the joy of reading is as much about timing and environment as it is about a book’s quality. Maybe even more so. I’d rather read a bad […] The post Your Best 2021 Reading Experience appeared first on WriteByNight Writers' Service ..read more
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Prompt: In 2021, I; In 2022, I
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by David Duhr
3y ago
    Writing Prompt: Fill in the blanks: “In 2021 I ______” and “In 2022 I ______.” Your responses do not have to be about writing & reading! Take it where you want it to go; let it take you wherever it wants you to go.       I’m writing this post December 29, […] The post Prompt: In 2021, I; In 2022, I appeared first on WriteByNight Writers' Service ..read more
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The Writer’s Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
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by David Duhr
3y ago
    Discussion question: Help us build the writer’s ultimate holiday gift guide. What are the best literary gifts you’ve ever given or received?      Every year my family ask me what I want for Christmas and every year I run through a quick mental checklist of my preexisting interests (reading, writing, baseball) and […] The post The Writer’s Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide appeared first on WriteByNight Writers' Service ..read more
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