Posts filed under ‘About Writers and their Work’
Hulstrand’s Five Golden Rules of Editing
The five most important rules to follow when editing your work.
Ten Rules of the Road for Writing from the Heart
This is a distillation of the things I think it is most important to remember when writing from the heart. With thanks to Anne Lamott, Brenda Ueland, Julia Cameron, Robert Wolf, Nancy Slonim Aronie, and all the other mentors and guides who have influenced and encouraged me.
Some answers to the question “Why do we write?”
A few quotes about why people write from some of those who know best…
Some of my favorite quotes about literature
A few of my favorite quotes about literature.
Some Quotes about Writing
A few of my favorite quotes about writing and the writing process
Will the real Moveable Feast please stand up?
Forty-five years after it was first published, a newly “restored” version of A Moveable Feast, Hemingway’s classic memoir of his early years in Paris has been released, amid great controversy. How are readers to decide which of these two versions to read?
Wishes, for Alix by James A. Emanuel
A long period during which Mr. Emanuel had not been able to write any poetry was broken when his six-year-old friend Alix demanded, “Write me a poem.” (He obliged the request.) “Wishes, for Alix” is published here with special permission of the poet.
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An Interview with James A. Emanuel
James A. Emanuel is one of America’s finest poets, and not enough Americans know about his work. In this post, Janet Hulstrand interviews Mr. Emanuel, who has lived in Paris since 1986.
Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road 