Writers: The Best Writing Advice You Will Ever Get

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MK’s Book Reviews: The Stand

I said a while ago that before the year was out, I wanted to have full reviews up of all my favorite books of all time…

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The Place Where Time Stands Still

Do you ever think about where you’ll go if the world ends?

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The Best TV Shows for Writers

I know that a good amount of writing advice out there includes a rule somewhere that says something like, “Turn off the TV and write”…

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The Good Things (August, Part 1)

I want to try a new series on Fridays…

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MK’s Book Reviews: Tell the Wolves I’m Home

Recently I read Tell the Wolves I’m Home, by Carol Rifka Brunt, and…

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Travel Tip: Talk to Strangers

Time for another travel essay. Today’s topic: on why you should talk to strangers while traveling. 

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On Playing the Long (Writing) Game

Once upon a time there was a young girl named Mary Kate who dreamed about being a writer…

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A (Not So) Brief Personal Reading History

To be honest, I’m not sure how this came up–I think perhaps I read a similar concept on another blog, but I can’t for the life of me remember which one–but I decided to do a study on my own personal reading history…

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The French Shrug (or, How I Almost Committed Horse-Theft)

Time for another travel essay. Today, one of the things I do not miss about France.

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