A Review of Livescribe A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my new love affair with the Livescribe3 smarten. Because the proof is in the pen, I thought I’d show you some images of the Livescribe3 at work. Here are the notebook pages in which I drafted this post by hand: And here is…Continue reading Livescribe3 Brings the Romance Back to Writing
Author: Michelle Richmond
Michelle Richmond is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels and two award-winning story collections, including The Marriage Pact, Golden State, and The Year of Fog. She is the founder and publisher of Fiction Attic Press and the creator of Novel in Nine.
5 Truths About Writing I Wish I’d Known 20 Years Ago
Last week, I visited California College of the Arts to talk to the current crop of MFA candidates about writing and publishing. I taught at CCA for several years, several years ago, but somewhere along the line I quit teaching in order to spend more time writing. I always enjoyed teaching, though, and it was…Continue reading 5 Truths About Writing I Wish I’d Known 20 Years Ago
Maria Popova’s Animated Essay: Wisdom in the Age of Information
In this stunning collaboration with animator Drew Christie, Maria Popova parses the difference between wisdom and knowledge and ends with a question we should all be asking ourselves. Popova, the brain behind the phenomenal intellect and arts blog Brain Pickings, teamed up with Christie for the Future of Storytelling Conference. “A great story invites an…Continue reading Maria Popova’s Animated Essay: Wisdom in the Age of Information
Stephen King on Writing, Grammar, & Work
Stephen King recently sat down with Jessica Lahey of The Atlantic Monthly to talk about teaching writing. King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is one of my favorite books on writing ever written. I love it for its accessibility, its wisdom, its lucidity, and its utter lack of pretension. Lahey gained a new…Continue reading Stephen King on Writing, Grammar, & Work