by Jackie | Writing Life
Have you ever daydreamed of writing a series that has touched as many people as Harry Potter? Or writing a memoir as successful as Eat, Pray, Love? I close my eyes and think about how wonderful that would be. For a moment I smile, and then something weird happens.
by Jackie | Writing Life
Giving and receiving feedback: Five guidelines to help make sure you have a productive workshop experience.
by Jackie | Writing Life
Here are five tips if you’re considering attending a creative writing workshop.
by Jackie | Writing Life
Today I want to talk about a different kind of authorial intrusion—one where self-doubt creeps into the author’s mind a plays on a loop like a roller coaster you can’t get off.
by Jackie | Book Review, Why We Read
My absolute favorite books–fiction or nonfiction–are ones that transport me to another place. Or another time and place. James Herriot’s Yorkshire. Ignatius J. Reilly’s New Orleans. Twain’s Mississippi.