Why Writers Need Daydreams
October 30, 2013Theme Essay by Virginia Foley
When I need to dig deeper, get grittier, I imagine that smoke-filled room, the overflowing ashtray, the Olivetti.
Talking Writing Magazine
Wordless: Writer’s Block and Grief
October 28, 2013Essay by Lorraine Berry
Last spring and summer, my voice—and my writing—deserted me.
Balancing Words in Two Languages
October 23, 2013Essay by Mira Desai
The same genes that pushed my grandfather to seek an education for his sons survive in a new avatar.
How to Be a Hermit Without Pissing off Your Family
October 21, 2013Theme Essay by Martha Nichols
My husband rolls his eyes, saying to our boy, 'Your mother is barely connected to this planet.'
How Not to Adapt "Romeo and Juliet"
October 17, 2013Film Review by John Michael Bell
Julian Fellowes, of 'Downton Abbey' fame, has broken one of the most sacred rules of adapting the Bard for the big screen.
The Myth of 9-to-5 Writing
October 14, 2013Theme Essay by Nikki Stern
Eight years, two books, and hundreds of op-ed pieces later, I no longer believe that authors must work an eight-hour day in order to be considered real writers.
The Lost Time of Marcel Proust
October 11, 2013Comics by Donald Langosy
There's our dear friend Marcel. He keeps looking at his watch.
