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Prodigies of Fast Writing

Anita Mathias — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:45:00 +0000

How Fast Can You Write? By Michael Agger Hunched over my keyboard, I’m haunted by anecdotes of faster writers. Christopher Hitchens composing a Slate column in 20 minutes—after a chemo session, after a “full” dinner party, late on a Sunday night. The infamously productive Trollope, who used customized paper! “He had a note pad that had been indexed […]

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The Dreamers Manifesto

Anita Mathias — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:44:00 +0000

The Dreamers Manifesto Image: annejacksonwrites.com

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Edward Thomas and Robert Frost: A Friendship vital to each other’s success

Anita Mathias — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:45:00 +0000

Edward Thomas, Robert Frost and the road to war When Thomas and Frost met in London in 1913, neither had yet made his name as a poet. They became close, and each was vital to the other’s success. But then Frost wrote ‘The Road Not Taken’, which was to drive Thomas off to war Share reddit […]

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What Getting Published Will Not Do for You

Anita Mathias — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:47:00 +0000

An amusing list from Meg Rosoff This week it’s for everyone thinking that publishing a book will solve your financial, career and self-esteem issues and cause your nearest and dearest to treat you with respect and awe. The reality is… Getting published will not write your second novel for you. Or entice laundry fairies to come live […]

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Some favourite lines from Shakespeare

Anita Mathias — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:53:00 +0000

I am grateful For Shakespeare who wrote Where the bee sucks, there suck I; In a cowslip’s bell I lie; There I couch when owls do cry. On the bat’s back I do fly After summer merrily. Merrily, merrily shall I live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough. Full fathom […]

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Amanda Hocking, Star of Self-Publishing

Anita Mathias — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:03:00 +0000

Storyseller By STRAWBERRY SAROYAN The New York Times Amanda Hocking, the star of self-publishing, was sitting in the front seat of her Ford Escape earlier this spring when she spotted a messenger delivering flowers to her home in Austin, Minn. “They’re probably from, like, my mom,” she said as she walked up to her […]

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The 100 Greatest Non-fiction Books

Anita Mathias — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:37:00 +0000

After keen debate at the Guardian’s books desk, this is our list of the very best factual writing, organised by category, and then by date. See how closely it matches yours – and help fill in the gaps on the blog Share131 guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 14 June 2011 14.34 BST Article history The greatest non-fiction books live […]

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Michael Cunningham on Virginia Woolf, his mother, and himself

Anita Mathias — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:34:00 +0000

Virginia Woolf, my mother and me Ahead of Review’s book club on The Hours, Michael Cunningham explains how discovering Virginia Woolf as a teenager inspired him to write his novel about her life – and how his mother provided a surprising solution when he got stuck Share367 Comments (15) Michael Cunningham The Guardian, Saturday 4 June […]

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Recessional by Rudyard Kipling

Anita Mathias — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:23:00 +0000

Recessional BY RUDYARD KIPLING 1897 God of our fathers, known of old, Lord of our far-flung battle-line, Beneath whose awful Hand we hold Dominion over palm and pine— Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget—lest we forget! The tumult and the shouting dies; The Captains and the Kings […]

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Ash Wednesday by T.S. Eliot

Anita Mathias — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:15:00 +0000

Ash WednesdayT.S. Eliot Because I do not hope to turn againBecause I do not hopeBecause I do not hope to turnDesiring this man’s gift and that man’s scopeI no longer strive to strive towards such things(Why should the agèd eagle stretch its wings?)Why should I mournThe vanished power of the usual reign? Because I do […]

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