Items tagged with writing practices.

Beyond Words: Five Writers Who Practice Other Arts

by Suzanne Pettypiece

Special Section

January/February 2010

Author-artists Michael Kimball, Michelle Wildgen, Jesse Ball, Abha Dawesar, and Jen Bervin talk about their "other" creative pursuits—cooking, photography, bookmaking, painting, and drawing—in relation to their writing.

Get Up, Stand Up for Your Writing

by John Moir

News and Trends

September/October 2008

The best advice for how to produce good poetry or prose has always been the most simple—just sit down and write—but perhaps sitting isn't the answer after all.

An Interview With Poet Ellen Bass

by Henry Stimpson

Direct Quote

Although The Human Line, published last month by Copper Canyon Press, is Ellen Bass’s fourth collection of poetry, the sixty-year-old poet says it feels like her second. After all, it's only the second book she’s published since taking a more than ten-year hiatus from writing poetry.

Writer as Parent: No More Aching to Be an Artist

by Dan Barden

The Practical Writer

May/June 2007

Balancing parenting with a career is a challenge for any professional, but for writers, it can require a fresh outlook on life.