California Typewriter: A Documentary
Doug Nichol’s 2016/2017 documentary film, California Typewriter has a mix of creativity and technology, includes artists, collectors, and writers such
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Typewriters in Literary Fiction
Two minutes, four seconds of typewriters on screen, set to Leroy Anderson’s irrepressibly jaunty “The Typewriter.” The supercut, courtesy of Ariel
Getting Words on the Page: Writing Routines
Like most things in life, there’s no “one size fits all” solution here. Every writer works differently and has different
Organizational Tips: How to Print on Index Cards
Are you a plotter or a pantser? If you plot, do you use post it notes, grocery receipts, notebooks or
The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom [A Book Club Discussion]
The Yellow Houseby Sarah M. Broom Published: 2019-08-13New York: Grove Press — Currently reading this for @BookNOLA club choice for
Fictional Feasts / Literary Gastronomy, part 2
Welcome back for Literary Gastronomy, Part 2. “Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.”
Fictional Feasts / Literary Gastronomy, part 1
Virginia Woolf, who placed much emphasis upon dining within her works, famously said that “one cannot think well, love well,
Literary Tour: New Orleans
I’ve recently become enamored with the literary tours around the country that delve deep into the writing history of the
Favorite Words, Recommenced…
If you recall, back in… October… (seems like a lifetime ago in this pandemic), I had a post titled “FAVORITE
Writing Tip: Facts
Facts, facts, facts; there is nothing but facts. The writer’s first business is to get at these facts exactly —get
Language: Alumnus, Alumni, Alumna, and Alumnae
Today’s Lunchbox Lesson: ALUMNUS, ALUMNI, ALUMNA, and ALUMNAE These words all describe attending or graduating from a particular school, but
Westward Ho: Ghost Signs in Omaha
In the days of Westward Expansion, before the freeways and highways were taking us places quickly, waves of migrants were
Off the Wall: Faded Ghost Ads
Instead of looking down at your phone screen, why not “look up” and see what’s hidden in the flaked paint
Unwritten Rules of English Grammar: ‘Tock-tick’, ‘Dong-ding’, ‘Kong-King’
Thanks to something called ablaut reduplication — a rule stating that, if you repeat a word and change an internal vowel, the
Where do Ideas Come From?
Ever wonder where ideas come from? Do they come while you’re daydreaming, or standing in the shower? Do you have
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