A Chemist Who Reads
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Organic Chemistry Prof, lover of literature.
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This is a very funny reply, but it's also painfully true.
I did a panel where the straight white male author before me was asked a question, and said "I make it all up" to wild applause.
The next question was asking how I could excuse getting a detail wrong. It wasn't wrong.
I did a panel where the straight white male author before me was asked a question, and said "I make it all up" to wild applause.
The next question was asking how I could excuse getting a detail wrong. It wasn't wrong.
So great to have @scalzi.com and @maryrobinettekowal.com at the @columbuslibrary.bsky.social today! My favorite bit was the answer to this question: how do you write about something you don’t know? Scalzi: as a straight white man, I make shit up. Kowal: As a woman, I also need it to be correct. 😂
March 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This is a very funny reply, but it's also painfully true.
I did a panel where the straight white male author before me was asked a question, and said "I make it all up" to wild applause.
The next question was asking how I could excuse getting a detail wrong. It wasn't wrong.
I did a panel where the straight white male author before me was asked a question, and said "I make it all up" to wild applause.
The next question was asking how I could excuse getting a detail wrong. It wasn't wrong.
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Last night at @epiloguebooks.bsky.social with @literaryish.bsky.social where we talked about books and how we write them and what inspires us. Such an fun and compelling conversation. @blairpub.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Last night at @epiloguebooks.bsky.social with @literaryish.bsky.social where we talked about books and how we write them and what inspires us. Such an fun and compelling conversation. @blairpub.bsky.social
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Here is my interview with @dintywmoore.bsky.social! Such a great chat about what goes into creating the long-standing and esteemed Brevity Magazine.
open.substack.com/pub/litmagne...
open.substack.com/pub/litmagne...
"We'll Make it Short Nonfiction." A Chat with Dinty W. Moore, Editor-in-Chief of Brevity
"The energy of the sentence..."
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January 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Here is my interview with @dintywmoore.bsky.social! Such a great chat about what goes into creating the long-standing and esteemed Brevity Magazine.
open.substack.com/pub/litmagne...
open.substack.com/pub/litmagne...
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December 24, 2024 at 2:30 AM
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Older and wiser: A poet found solace in writing and now hopes to share joy. Jaki Shelton Green interview in the Washington Post. Gift story so no cost.
December 17, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Older and wiser: A poet found solace in writing and now hopes to share joy. Jaki Shelton Green interview in the Washington Post. Gift story so no cost.
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The new facilities from Music Maker, coupled with the long-running success of the concerts at R.A. Fountain General Store, show the impact that music and the arts can have in North Carolina’s rural communities.
www.wunc.org/politics/202...
www.wunc.org/politics/202...
In Pitt County, tiny town of Fountain charts a musical rebirth
Fountain's new recording and photography studios from Music Maker Relief Foundation, coupled with the long-running success of the concerts at R.A. Fountain General Store, show the impact that music an...
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December 13, 2024 at 1:31 PM
The new facilities from Music Maker, coupled with the long-running success of the concerts at R.A. Fountain General Store, show the impact that music and the arts can have in North Carolina’s rural communities.
www.wunc.org/politics/202...
www.wunc.org/politics/202...
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We're so excited about the upcoming BRIDGES conference! Follow the QR code for more information and to register. If you're interested in being a session host or facilitator (compensation included), please follow this link to voice your interest! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 6, 2024 at 4:53 PM
We're so excited about the upcoming BRIDGES conference! Follow the QR code for more information and to register. If you're interested in being a session host or facilitator (compensation included), please follow this link to voice your interest! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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ICYMI: @bitracial.bsky.social!
Episode 686: Traci Thomas, The Stacks
Podcast Episode · Writer's Bone · 11/26/2024 · 44m
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November 27, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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Editing is nothing to be scared of. Au contraire. Elizabeth Austin at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2024/11/18/t... #writingcommunity #creativewriting #authorcommunity
The Gift of a Good Editor
By Elizabeth Austin In the early days of my writing career, sending a draft to an editor felt like unzipping my chest and offering up my insides to someone holding a pen instead of a scalpel. I’d h…
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November 25, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Editing is nothing to be scared of. Au contraire. Elizabeth Austin at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2024/11/18/t... #writingcommunity #creativewriting #authorcommunity