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“resting is a more important craft than writing”

Nerve: Unlearning Workshop Ableism to Develop Your Disabled Writing Practice by Sarah Fawn Montgomery

June 25, 2025 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Many of my hobbies are word-based. I read books, I review them, and I write short form narratives. The writing is for fun, something that I’ve reclaimed as enjoyable following academic writing. I have a group of friends that get together and workshop what we’re working on a few times a year – although most of our time is spent visiting as we don’t see each other much outside of these meetups anymore.   My writing has always been in fits and starts. If my brain […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Ableism, books about writing, chap book, craft, creativity, disability books, Nerve, Sarah Fawn Montgomery, we need diverse books

faintingviolet's CBR17 Review No:26 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Ableism, books about writing, chap book, craft, creativity, disability books, Nerve, Sarah Fawn Montgomery, we need diverse books ·
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We can listen for chords and cadences in the air.

How to Write a Song that Matters by Dar Williams

September 5, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I love listening to or reading about how artists create. Dar Williams is a phenomenal singer/songwriter. I’ve seen her live in small venues on a couple of occasions and she’s a lovely presence. In May 2020 she released “Something to Get Through” and the video includes signs from therapists. It’s a great song to breath to when panic starts to overwhelm. How to Write a Song That Matters puts on the page Williams songwriting retreat. I’m sure that the retreat is more rewarding in person, […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: advance readers copy, craft, Dar Williams, How to Write a Song that Matters, NetGalley, songwriting

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:97 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: advance readers copy, craft, Dar Williams, How to Write a Song that Matters, NetGalley, songwriting ·
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The Most Comprehensive Writing Guide

Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft by Janet Burroway

January 22, 2020 by Ale 3 Comments

  Teaching writing has introduced me to so many resources that would have been beyond helpful when I was bumbling around as a stupid twenty-something trying to figure out how to write. I guess it’s better late than never. My mentor introduced me to Janet Burroway’s Writing Fiction, last semester, and good God, if only I had had this book ten years ago…. Broken down into comprehensive chapters on everything from point-of-view, setting, characterization, and revising, Burroway takes a no-holds barred approach to guiding young writers […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #writing, craft, Fiction, guide, How-To, janet burroway

Ale's CBR12 Review No:2 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #writing, craft, Fiction, guide, How-To, janet burroway ·
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“The House of Fiction Has Many Windows, But Only Two or Three Doors.”

January 10, 2018 by Ale Leave a Comment

It keeps surprising me that whenever I go looking for a book on writing, it’s much less a ‘how-to’ and much more a literary criticism of the Greats. This isn’t a bad thing, it’s just not what one expects when selecting a book called “How Fiction Works.” But Wood isn’t interested in telling his reader to go find a pen, write some words down and assess if they’re any good based on certain literary principles. Instead he presents us with what’s out there in the literary […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: craft, Fiction, james wood, Literary Criticism, writing mechanics

Ale's CBR10 Review No:1 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: craft, Fiction, james wood, Literary Criticism, writing mechanics ·
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