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  • Hi Maggie: Dialogue is an element of writing that can be practiced and improved. I've picked up lines just by listening. Sometimes, I turn them into personal writing p...
  • When I was in the second grade I wrote a Dagwood and Blondie "play" and my teacher let me produce it for the class.  I was hooked on writing then, but hooked on readin...
  • I question this one often. As an avid blog reader, I often find myself drawn to blogs that both 1) offer me useful content and 2) provide me with a sense of connection...
  • Cori, congratulations and keep up the great work!  I loved your class and am an avid reader of your blog!
  • My new novel Artista by the Sea is about this whole idea of women having to put their artistic talents on the back burners.  By artistic I am not merely referring to p...
  • Oh as an avid reader and learner, I love this concept of using memoirs and visual arts to teach students to look deeper into themselves, then back out, to the world and to others. Lovely!
  • I've had a mixed response to this controversy. On the one hand, it seems clearly absurd to me that so few writers (even on the list of 100) were women, and that out of...
  • I loved your post as I'm an avid walker.  It is my time to think through the maze of a busy life.  I have one special corner I turn and I know the light bulb will go on with another bright idea.   Thanks for a great post. 
  • I used to be an avid reader of Feministing & it was my first inspiration for starting a blog. I was pleasantly surprised to see this interview here. Thanks! Becky www.beckyblab.com
  • Great post and all so true; 40,50,60,70... The older the more we have to draw on, and we all know that the most avid fiction readers out there are women 40 and up. And...