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Walk in Her Shoes | Rewriting Amanda
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A blog about Writing, Reading, and Reinventing your Life. Walk in Her Shoes. This entry was posted on July 11, 2013, in history. St Paul Union Depot. The Landmark Center 2013. Federal Building circa 1915. My first stop is the Landmark Center. Formerly the Federal Building, seat of the U.S. postal service, customhouse, and federal courts, this turret-crowned building still impresses. Now used for events, public exhibitions, and office space, much of the original detail has been retained an...I walk into t...
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Don’t Sacrifice the Gift | Rewriting Amanda
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A blog about Writing, Reading, and Reinventing your Life. Don’t Sacrifice the Gift. This entry was posted on May 28, 2013, in Life Lessons. Are chipper, bouncing on their heels in anticipation of the run. I slump against a light post and dig the sleep out of my eyes. Quoting Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine, one of the organizers announces to the group, To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. I snicker and think, What gift? Has he seen me run? I’m thinking about my novel. For the p...
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June | 2013 | Rewriting Amanda
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A blog about Writing, Reading, and Reinventing your Life. Posted in June 2013. Famed mystery writer Raymond Chandler wrote, The character that lasts is an ordinary guy with some extraordinary qualities. If my life were a novel, that lasting character would be my dad. With the tenderness of Little Women’s Mr. March, the loyalty of George from Of Mice and Men, Don Quixote’s sense of honor, Ender’s cunning, … Continue reading →. Give ‘Em What They Want. Writing Down the Bones. Recommended Just for You.
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January | 2013 | Rewriting Amanda
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A blog about Writing, Reading, and Reinventing your Life. Posted in January 2013. Get up and Run. I don’t read memoir and I hate to run. But Scott Jurek may have convinced me I’m wrong on both points. His story of ultramarathon greatness, as told in Eat and Run, inspired me at every turn. The book is refreshingly well written. I would have cast it aside, dust jacket and all, if it … Continue reading →. A New Year Arises. I’m back from holiday hiatus (please forgive! And ready for a great 2013! Follow &ld...
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January | 2014 | Rewriting Amanda
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A blog about Writing, Reading, and Reinventing your Life. Posted in January 2014. Looking Back, Looking Forward. Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. William Faulkner WRITING My greatest achievement of last year was completing my second novel, Learn Away the Indian and having it chosen as a finalist … Continue reading →. Give ‘Em What They Want. Writing Down the Bones.
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June | 2014 | Rewriting Amanda
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A blog about Writing, Reading, and Reinventing your Life. Posted in June 2014. Self-editing for Fiction Writers. Self-Editing for Fiction Writers By Renni Browne and Dave King (Collins Publishers, 288 pp.) Rating: Audience: Fiction writers Scope: Editing and craft development Overview: If I had to recommend one book to writers, this might be it. I’ve underlined and dog-eared almost every page. This isn’t a book about punctuation or line-editing (although there … Continue reading →. The Measure of Success.
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What’s in a Name? | Rewriting Amanda
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A blog about Writing, Reading, and Reinventing your Life. What’s in a Name? This entry was posted on July 30, 2013, in Reading. And tagged Book Titles. Some novels announce their names right away: Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. Or, as with Fahrenheit 451,. Immediate yet oblique It was a pleasure to burn. Many are named after a place or character: Swamplandia! The Great Gatsby, The Life of Pi, Cold Mountain. But I don’t know that anything or anyone in my stories are, as yet, that iconic.
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July | 2013 | Rewriting Amanda
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A blog about Writing, Reading, and Reinventing your Life. Posted in July 2013. What’s in a Name? Titles are a tricky thing to devise. It’s not uncommon for a writer to christen her work with one name only to have her publisher rename it later. Like an expectant parent, I have lists of possible titles for my little gestating novels. Aptly chosen, the title can speak volumes and linger in the reader’s … Continue reading →. Walk in Her Shoes. Give ‘Em What They Want. Writing Down the Bones. Blog at WordPres...
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May | 2013 | Rewriting Amanda
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A blog about Writing, Reading, and Reinventing your Life. Posted in May 2013. Don’t Sacrifice the Gift. At 5:30 am the sky is a diffuse peaches and cream color, with the sun still shrouded behind the craggy horizon. I’ve been awake just long enough to throw on workout shorts and a tee-shirt and drag myself across the street to the park. It’s Wednesday, so that means interval training something I enjoy about as … Continue reading →. Give ‘Em What They Want. Writing Down the Bones. Recommended Just for You.
