Category Archives: writerly lives

Much Ado About Roald Dahl’s Writing Shed

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Inside Dahl’s dream factory: His last Marlboro in the ashtray, author’s macabre garden shed needs saving By Robert Hardman, The Daily Mail, September 14, 2011   The wolves appear to have disappeared. But everything else is here – from the … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen, On Writing

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

Jane Austen’s Advice for Writers by Vic Sanborn, Oct 4, 2010 Jane Austen wrote about the art of writing in her letters to family, friends, and acquaintances, and followed her own advice. In her letters to her sister, Cassandra, niece Anna Austen, … Continue reading →

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Typewriters of the rich and/or famous

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Famous Authors and Their Typewriters by Emily Temple flavorwire, May 30, 2011 There’s something magical about catching a glimpse of one of your favorite authors at work – even a photo of the epic event can send an anxious thrill down … Continue reading →

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Voice of a female journalist from the 1930s

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

An hour with Lotta Dempsey: a journalist and columnist who practiced her craft at a time when working for a newspaper was not considered a ‘ladylike’ profession. Growing up among the “Famous Five,” she got her start at the Edmonton … Continue reading →

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A Lemony pep talk

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Dear Cohort, Struggling with your novel? Paralyzed by the fear that it’s nowhere near good enough? Feeling caught in a trap of your own devising? You should probably give up. For one thing, writing is a dying form. One reads … Continue reading →

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Songs are like tattoos, you know…

Posted on November 15, 2010 by

In Which She May Bake Some Brownies Today Loo Loo Loo Loo Loo By Emily Gould, thisrecording.com, April 2, 2010 Ladies of the Canyon ushered in a period of unprecedented commercial success for Joni Mitchell. Warner Brothers marketed the album explicitly … Continue reading →

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Not too seductive, not too virginal… the messy tale of Holly Go-not-so-lightly

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

Tantrums at Tiffany’s: How a viper’s nest of clashing egos nearly killed off one of the best-loved films ever made by Corinna Honan, The Daily Mail, November 5, 2010 When it came to casting the star of Breakfast At ­Tiffany’s, the … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen’s Education

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

From “Jane Austen Went to School” by Tony Grant, London Calling    Punctuation Personified, 1760 version of A Pretty Little Pocket Book. Image from the British Library.   In 1782, at the age of 7, Jane Austen went to school … Continue reading →

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Dashing Dahl

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

Roald Dahl was a real-life James Bond style spy, new book reveals By Andrew Alderson, Telegraph.co.uk, August 7, 2010 Roald Dahl led an extraordinary life in America during the Second World War as a philandering James Bond-style spy with a … Continue reading →

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Literary Drinking Games

Posted on August 4, 2010 by

Drink ‘Til He’s Witty: The Reader’s Drinking Game By Anna North, jezebel.com, August 3, 2010 A recent essay in the Times points out that “rules for drinking are not so different from rules for writing.” If that’s true, then clearly famous … Continue reading →

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