by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 16, 2013 | craft of writing, essays, obsession |
The work of the writer is often to open to that intensity, that burn and chaos of feeling; to allow yourself to be driven by possibilities you have not yet uncovered, a revelation you do not yet know, or to let a character you have fallen for turn into someone else on...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 9, 2013 | about the current writer, novels |
In The Writing Life, Annie Dillard wrote, I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 1, 2013 | How We Spend Our Days |
Annie Dillard wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” On the first of each month, Catching Days hosts a guest writer in the series, “How We Spend Our Days.” Today, please welcome writer CHRISTOPHER CASTELLANI: A Today was a perfect day....
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 22, 2013 | reading |
The assignment sounds straightforward enough. Select a small shelf of books that represent you–the books that have changed your life, that have made you who you are today, your favorite favorites. My Ideal Bookshelf. Jane Mount, a wonderful artist, asked over a...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 16, 2013 | craft of writing, novels, reading |
I’m out and about tonight–in Atlanta, Decatur more specifically–for a Q & A and reading by Sheri Joseph to celebrate the release of her new novel, Where You Can Find Me. The event was sponsored by the Georgia Center for the Book and held at the...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 12, 2013 | about the current writer, novels |
In The Writing Life, Annie Dillard wrote, I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 1, 2013 | How We Spend Our Days |
Annie Dillard wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” On the first of each month, Catching Days hosts a guest writer in the series, “How We Spend Our Days.” Today, please welcome writer Alexis M. Smith: It’s an early spring day in...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 22, 2013 | first novels, place, reviews |
In Glaciers, the debut novel by Alexis M. Smith, published in 2012 by Tin House Books, Isabel repairs damaged books at the library, specializing in preservation and conservation. “She loves the smell of old things.” She collects postcards. She likes to...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 16, 2013 | craft of writing, memoir, Pam Houston, poetry, reading, Writing by Writers |
Some of my favorite writers will be teaching workshops this coming October at Tomales Bay–Pam Houston, Ron Carlson, Antonya Nelson, Cheryl Strayed, Fenton Johnson, and Carl Phillips. Writing By Writers is hosting six workshops October 16-20, 2013 at the Marconi...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 10, 2013 | about the current writer, catching moments, first novels, How We Spend Our Days |
In The Writing Life, Annie Dillard wrote, I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and...
