Posts Tagged ‘reading’
11
Apr
Posted by Nancy in links, writing. Tagged: avatars, blogging, comments, links, profile, reading, writing. 9 Comments
As I’ve been reading posts and comments at various WordPress blogs, I’ve found more than a few bloggers whose avatar does not link to their blog site. If you’re one of those people and that’s what you intended, skip the rest of this post and move on to something more interesting. If you’re reading this [...]
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10
Apr
Posted by Nancy in books, fiction, writers, writing. Tagged: blogging, books, random, reading, thoughts, writing. 5 Comments
I love to read. I always have, from the time I was a young girl. These days, however, the amount of time I have to read is much less, and therefore more precious. I see lots of stories that might be good or even great— if I could manage to get through them. How the [...]
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8
Apr
Posted by Nancy in writing. Tagged: blogging, comments, community, friends, life, random, reading, thoughts, writing. 7 Comments
I’m fairly new at blogging- less than three weeks, so I don’t profess to know what readers are looking for in blogs. News? Information? Laughs? Friendship? I’m sure the answer is as varied as the blogs themselves. I do, however, read at many blogs of the desire for readers to leave more comments. Or any [...]
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30
Mar
Posted by Nancy in critiquing, free membership, links, online groups, reading, resources, writers, writers groups, writing. Tagged: critiquing, online groups, reading, writers, writers groups, writing. 1 Comment
As someone who has joined various local writers’ groups only to be disappointed time and time again, online groups may be an attractive alternative. That is not to say that all local groups are worthless- I’m sure there are some fine ones out there. The problem is that they can be difficult to find, and [...]
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29
Mar
Posted by Nancy in book reviews, books, entertainment, interviews, links, news, newspapers, reading, resources, reviews, writers, writing. Tagged: book reviews, books, entertainment, interviews, news, newspapers, NYTimes, reading, writing. 1 Comment
A couple of year’s ago, I took a fiction writing class taught by Thomas B. Sawyer. He recommended that anyone who wanted to improve their writing, regardless of what they were writing, should spend a few minutes each day reading the New York Times. (No, he doesn’t work there, and he lives in California). He [...]
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26
Mar
Posted by Nancy in authors, books, interviews, memories, nostaligia, reading, writers, writing. Tagged: authors, books, interviews, memories, nostalgia, reading, writers, writing. Leave a Comment
From 1976-1980, the Saranac Writers Conference was held at Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks, hosted by Fiction International and St. Lawrence University. A number of major writers were among the participants at the Saranac Writers Conference, including Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, Gail Godwin, Anne Beattie, Jayne Anne Phillips, Annie Dillard, E.L. Doctorow, and Carolyn [...]
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11 Apr
Manage Your Avatar So People Can Find Your Blog
Posted by Nancy in links, writing. Tagged: avatars, blogging, comments, links, profile, reading, writing. 9 Comments
As I’ve been reading posts and comments at various WordPress blogs, I’ve found more than a few bloggers whose avatar does not link to their blog site. If you’re one of those people and that’s what you intended, skip the rest of this post and move on to something more interesting. If you’re reading this [...]
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