It’s Giving Tuesday, a day to donate to good causes. Top of my list is supporting writers and readers. If this sounds self-serving, it’s because it is. Democracy & Literacy Democracy depends on a thoughtful, literate electorate. I’m deeply in favor of democracy, particularly one that protects freedom of speech. Lately, political speech has become […]
The Rosefire Writing Circle Continues
One of the unintended consequences of the pandemic has been to welcome writers from far away to the Rosefire Writing Circle, a place for writers of all ages and abilities to write in community and with support. I started the Rosefire Writing Circle because I know how lonely writing can be, and also how even […]
I Hope You Are Writing
I hope this post finds you as well as can be under the present circumstances of pandemic, political and social unrest, and economic challenges. And despite all this, I hope you are writing. Vermont Almanac I have been so engrossed in learning to hunt whitetail deer and drafting the story, Learning to Hunt, that I’ve […]
Goodbye and Farewell
GOODBYE Dear Readers: This is my last post for Live to Write – Write to Live. It has been deeply gratifying to post my thoughts about the business and craft of writing here every other week for almost eight years. I have enjoyed sharing my knowledge, my successes and my challenges with you. And I’ve […]
When Does Editing Become Censorship?
WHEN DOES EDITING BECOME CENSORSHIP? I recently had to answer this question when Vermont Public Radio prohibited me from using the word “grandfather” to name my childhood abuser. They insisted on alternatives, like “male relative.” I refused. For ten days we went back and forth, trying to find a way through this editorial impasse until […]
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