One day, I will be organized. I will take my Bible to church, and my notebook, and my notes will be orderly. At present, since sermons usually provide memorable moments of amusement and inspiration (often both), I scribble them on the back of … [Continue reading]
Writing Schedules
Lee GutkindMy triumph climbing the rope led to my understanding and appreciation of a writer’s real secret of success: discipline--an attempt to be creative and productive on a regular basis. Virtually every writer I have ever known or read … [Continue reading]
Prayer and an Ipod Touch: A Tale
Monday Major tears and heartbreak chez Mathias. Irene,11, has lost her Ipod Touch. My prayer group--Anne, Juliet, Helen, Bea and I-- prayed that her she would break her addiction to her Ipod and to computer games. The latter we accomplished by … [Continue reading]
Learning French with both sides of the brain
I learn (or used to learn) languages rather easily, I flatter(ed) myself. Early last year, I decided that I was going to become really fluent in French for the fun of it, and for the fun of talking to French speakers when we travel. And because … [Continue reading]
Anita Mathias, C.V.
Education M.A. in English, Somerville College, Oxford University, 1990. M.A. in English and Creative Writing, The Ohio State University, 1989. B.A. (Honors) in English, Somerville College, Oxford University, 1986 Academic Scholarships Scholarship … [Continue reading]
George Orwell on Writing Clearly. THE BEST ADVICE I KNOW OF.
George Orwell on Writing Clearly. THE BEST ADVICE I KNOW OF.From "Politics and the English Language"What is above all needed is to let the meaning choose the word, and not the other way about. In prose, the worst thing one can do with … [Continue reading]
The importance of choosing the right subject
'Sad things can happen when a writer chooses the wrong subject,' Wilfrid Sheed once observed. 'First the writer suffers, then the reader, and finally the publisher, all together in a tiny whirlpool of pain.' Struggling mightily with your work is … [Continue reading]
The importance of choosing the right subject
Sad things can happen when a writer chooses the wrong subject,' Wilfrid Sheed once observed. 'First the writer suffers, then the reader, and finally the publisher, all together in a tiny whirlpool of pain.' A sad and exhausting wrestle with your … [Continue reading]
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