"If you haven't surprised
     yourself, you haven't
     written."
                     ~Eudora Welty
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Welcome aspiring writers!

Joyce McDonald is the author of several critically
acclaimed books including Swallowing Stones, an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults and Edgar Award Nominee, Shades of Simon Gray. Her latest novel,
Devil on My Heels
was nominated for five state awards.

She taught creative writing at Drew University for nine
years, and currently teaches in the Brief-Residency in
Master of Fine Arts Program at Spalding University
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July 2010

Quote for the month:

"To me, poetry is somebody standing up, so to speak, and saying, with as little concealment as possible, what it is for him or her to be on earth at this moment"                                         ~Galway Kinnell 

Recommended reading for
aspiring writers:

Fiction:
The Art of Fiction, by John Gardner

Creative Nonfiction:
The Art of the Essay, by Phillip Lopate

Poetry:
A Poetry Handbook, by Mary Oliver
The Poet's Companion, by Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux

 

 

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Last updated July 28, 2010.