By I know you all want book deals. You want to be skinnier, richer, all of that. But what do you plan to do in 2008 that will make a difference in the world?
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Wednesday, Anthony Marais will be here, and to cut me …
Weekly Wrap: Career Day
This is a story of what happens when you tell people you’re a writer before you’ve actually published anything…
Once, when it was career day at the elementary school, Mr. H and I were invited in to talk about our jobs. I went first and talked about my …
Paul Green
Paul Green is the subject of the documentary, Rock School, a not always flattering portrayal of a passionate teacher, trying to give kids the gift of rock and roll. Paul and I talked at a restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen with an iPod recording between us. Paul had complete …
Question of the Week: Teacher
Tell me about the best teacher, or teaching experience, you ever had.
And a bonus: Start up your iTunes, your iPod, whatever, and now hit shuffle. Tell me what 5 songs come up first. No cheating! You cannot re-shuffle to try to make yourself look cool.
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…I'm taking one more week off, sorry.
I just finished my book edits today and was so surprised by how it felt to be done. I expected joy. Pride. Maybe even tears for what an exhausting and emotional trip it’s been. But I just feel numb and edgy. These were hard, hard edits, and they brought me about as low as I …
I started LitPark (a literary playground) in 2006 in order to build a supportive community of writers and artists who are in this game for the long haul. Together, through blog posts, interviews, and moving stories told in the comments’ section, we’ve shared our struggles and doubts, our best advice, and helped to remind each other how to enjoy this work we do.