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Evan Swensen Writing the Right Book for the Right Readers
There’s a moment every writer faces—when the words are flowing, the pages are stacking up, and then it hits—that nagging …
Evan Swensen A Ban Worthy of the Queen of Hearts
Imagine waking up one day and finding out that a whimsical tale about a girl chasing a white rabbit was …
Evan Swensen The Peril and Power of Words
“Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little …
Carl Douglass HOW TO WRITE WITH ACCENTS, DIALECT, SLANG, COLLOQUALISM, AND ETHNICITY
Singapore English/Singlish: Singapore is a multilingual nation. The Singapore government recognizes four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin Chinese, and Tamil. Students in primary and secondary schools …
Evan Swensen Thick Skin and Open Ears: A Writer’s Guide to Criticism
The first time I received a harsh critique, it was a gut punch, the kind that lingers in your chest …
Evan Swensen Happily Never After
Once upon a time, in a world before Disney sprinkled its magic on everything, fairy tales weren’t the warm, fuzzy …
Evan Swensen Writing Alone, Speaking to the World
Seamus Heaney once said, “The writer is in the paradoxical position of being both solitary and communal.” Few writers embodied …
Carl Douglass My Mother was a Character
This somewhat embellished short story is based on verbal recordings taken when my mother was 90 and did not have …
Evan Swensen Now, Let’s Talk Promotion
A hard truth every writer eventually faces: Even the best books don’t sell themselves. It’s a lesson that lands differently …
Evan Swensen The Secret Life of Beatrix Potter
When most people think of Beatrix Potter, they picture charming illustrations of mischievous rabbits in blue jackets or hedgehogs in …
Evan Swensen The Price of Telling the Truth
Nathaniel Hawthorne once wrote, “Words — so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent …
Evan Swensen The First Draft is Just the Start: How to Revise Like a Pro
Let’s be honest — self-editing is tough. Staring at your own words, trying to find what needs fixing, is like …