Candide is an operetta written by Leonard Bernstein, based on the novel by Voltaire. The finale song has always made my spine tingle. I turn
Category: Writing
Interview with Ben Clanton, Gifted Author and Illustrator
Ben Clanton is a gifted artist, author, and one of my trusty critique partners. After touring his studio, getting personal doodles at a book signing,
The Ups and Downs of Being an Author
I was reading an article written by my Rabbi in our Temple bulletin. He was writing about the balance between conceit and humility. We can’t
Blogiversary Gift: 15 of Our Favorite Blogs
Writers’ Rumpus is 2 years old this week! Our first post, Let the Writers’ Rumpus Start!, went live on June 11, 2013. Since then, we’ve
FOLLOWING YOUR HEART AND GUT
By Carrie Charley Brown Writers could probably go crazy if they stopped to analyze all of the agent desires that are out there. This one
Adventures in Co-Writing
We’ve fielded questions of all varieties about how the heck we write something as personal as a novel alongside someone else. Well, we have answers.
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