WriteByNight

Weekly mailing of education and inspiration

Easy Writing Exercise

Published: Sat, 03/31/18

Hi WriteByNighters,A very happy Easter and/or Passover, to those of you who celebrate 'em. And a very happy Opening Day weekend to you baseball…

Spring Writing Check-In

Published: Sat, 03/24/18

Hello writers,Spring is here! And with it comes... well, comes 12-18 inches of snow here in NYC, as predicted, as I write this. But also, our first…

Gifting Books or Gift-Carding Books?

Published: Sat, 03/17/18

Hello writers and readers and gift-givers,On a bus earlier this week I heard a young couple discussing whether they'd rather receive an item as a gift…

Recollections That Nudged at Me

Published: Sat, 03/10/18

Hi, writers,Twenty-five years ago, WriteByNighter Dana Frank started writing a fictionalized account of events from her life that had happened nearly…

Words You'll Never Write

Published: Sat, 03/03/18

Greetings, writers,And hello from New York City, where the so-called nor'easter is trying to blow in our windows and is at least partly responsible…

Forget the Book; Remember the Experience

Published: Sat, 02/17/18

Howdy, writers!I'm almost finished reading a fascinating book about Shakespeare. A month from now, I will remember almost nothing about it.Reading…

Harry Crews' Great Beginning

Published: Sat, 02/10/18

Howdy, writers!The process of being drawn into a new book is usually a gradual one; it takes a few pages to get used to a writer's style and rhythms,…

A New Micro Fiction Challenge

Published: Sat, 02/03/18

Happy weekend, writers!The very day after writing last week's note about the winter doldrums, I caught the flu. Ain't that a kick in the head? Which…

Do Writers Hibernate for the Winter?

Published: Sat, 01/27/18

Happy weekend, writers!Or is it? Maybe where you are, today and tomorrow will be nothing but snow and wind and gray skies. If so, that seems like a…

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