If I could, I would open an indie bookstore. I want it to be arranged with quiet bookshelves and reading room, red and gold palate, with a coffee counter and lounge area. I'd want a place to host book clubs, creative writing events, workshops, and author signings. I'd want local artists' art displayed on the … Continue reading Coffee Shop/Bookstore Dream
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Editing urges come in waves. I spend all my free time for days editing a manuscript. At the end of that editing run, my brain feels like warm jelly. Wibbly-wobbly. This is the point at which I begin my break from editing, from that manuscript. Within that break, I play video games, catch up on … Continue reading Overload
When Do I Start Calling Myself a “Writer?”
That's a trick question, right? I had a writing professor as an undergrad that defined a "writer" as someone who got paid to write. I disagree. It's like saying you're not anything unless you get paid to do it. We are all a lot of things that we choose to be - I write because … Continue reading When Do I Start Calling Myself a “Writer?”
Beatrice B. Morgan 