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Food For Writers: Read Daily

02.07.2013 Books and Literature

Writers need to read. It probably doesn’t matter what you read. Read something, anything. The writer needs fuel beyond direct experience. The writer needs the inspiration and understanding that comes from examining really great writing, and sometimes, not so great writing. So read. Read books that engage and interest you. Read books that set you […]

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Required Reading: Barbara Tuchman’s The Guns Of August

03.19.2012 Books and Literature

There’s a special pleasure that come from reading very good books. I can feel myself grow smarter, better, as I read them. I rarely feel smarter than when I read Barbara Tuchman. I recently received the newly released Barbara Tuchman: The Guns of August & The Proud Tower (Library of America). I have both books […]

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Who Reads For You?

10.20.2011 blogging

If you’re a writer, you need a reader. That may seem dazzlingly obvious, but I’m not talking about the person who may eventually read what you’ve written. I’m talking about someone you have in mind before you begin writing. I don’t care if you’re a “blogger”, a poet, a novelist, or someone who writes marketing […]

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Read & Trust

09.13.2011 blogging

Every Tuesday morning a special email shows up in my inbox. It’s the weekly Read & Trust newsletter. I might not read it right when it shows up, but I take pleasure in noting its arrival. It means I’ll have a thoughtful essay or informative report of some sort that I can read later. I […]

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One Thing Leads To Another - The Reading Life

06.13.2011 Books and Literature

I recently got around to reading Michael Chabon’s Gentlemen of the Road. I’ve had it sitting in the pile of books by my chair in my office for ages. I love Chabon’s work, but this one just didn’t hold much interest for me. I thought it only a fair work. But Chabon is no slouch. […]

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