Drafting In Draft
Draft is a pretty cool writing tool.
Writing
I’m a writer. So I like to write about writing. I have also compiled a list of Writing Resources, which I may update from time to time.
Roger Ebert on Travel, Writing, and Being Lonely
In the wake of the passing of film critic Roger Ebert, I am, like many of Ebert’s admirers, revisiting some of his writings. I was particularly struck by this essay, All By Ourselves Alone, in which he discusses his travel rituals in cities like Venice and London. He opens the piece at a familiar Venetian cafe:…
Blogging for the Art of It
Writing for the TBEX conference website, Pam Mandel answers the question, “Why blog?” Blog because you are teaching yourself to write – blogging’s time driven nature creates an excellent framework for homework. Blog because you are compelled to share your stories – blogging is perfect for that. Blog because you can’t not write – a blog is…
New York City Travel Writer Edits Travel Guide Series for the Undead
A quick look at The Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty. Zoe, the protagonist, is a travel writer.
Zadie Smith on Finding Your Beach
When you sit down to write on a cool and bright Sunday morning, you hope that you will find an essay like this one from Zadie Smith, which appears in the upcoming issue of the New York Review of Books.
You Can Get More Done Being Anonymous…
“You can get more done being anonymous. I know how people can get famous, but they have to want to do that … It has to tickle the G-spot of their minds, because being anonymous is so much more powerful. You can get so much more done if you’re not worried about fame and fortune….
Nell Zink’s Novel Journey
“There are a lot of ways to stay safe as a writer: by not writing, by writing to no one, by writing to a single admirer, by challenging the judgment of those with the power to judge, by not putting much effort into your work. ‘It’s hard,’ Zink writes in ‘The Wallcreeper,’ ‘trying to…
Why I Love Shoes
I just stumbled across this poem of sorts that I wrote last year for some shoe-loving jingle contest. Not quite sure why I didn’t win. I still think this is kinda cute:
Rule Britannia: My Article for Saveur
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of writing a FOB (front of the book) “feature” on the legendary Parsi eatery Britannia & Co. for Saveur magazine. At the time, I was living in Bombay, India, and had frequented Britannia enough to know that it deserved to be written about – if not by…
