by Andi | Feb 28, 2018 | Written and Wrought
If you’ve read much of what I’ve written here or in my books on writing, you know I’m a BIG believer in literary citizenship, the idea that we need to support other writers even as we need to lean on them for support. So today, I want to point you... by Andi | Feb 21, 2018 | Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
It should surprise no one that the life of the writer–such as it is–is colorless to the point of sensory deprivation. Many writers do little else but sit in small rooms recalling the real world. This explains why so many books describe the author’s... by Andi | Feb 14, 2018 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
When I was in school, my professor assigned For the Time Being by Annie Dillard.* At first, I was put off by the segments of the book, by the chunks of information interspersed with the reflections and meditations of Dillard’s own mind. I wanted something... by Andi | Jan 31, 2018 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
On Sunday morning, I woke up – as I have been of late – about 3am and immediately started thinking about Gayle Brandeis’ amazing memoir The Art of Misdiagnosis.* I thought about what I knew of Gayle’s story from my blessed friendship with her.... by Andi | Jan 24, 2018 | Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
Resistance and change often begin in art and very often in our art, the art of words. – Ursula K. Le Guin Whenever anyone asks me to recommend short stories, my first suggestion is always “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” but Ursula K. Le Guin.*...