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Award Winning Nature Books
Award-Winning Nature Books You May Have Missed Award-winning nature books worth checking out: Halcyon Journey, In Search of the Belted Kingfisher by Marina Richie, 2022, Oregon State University Press, … Read more
Before ‘Wild’ by Strayed there was ‘Tracks’ by Davidson
Amazon Link Long Before the Memoir ‘Wild’ by Strayed there was ‘Tracks’ by Davidson Tracks: A Woman’s Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson, Knopf … Read more
Jane Goodall’s Top Three Books
Jane Goodall Turns 90 Top Books by and About Jane Goodall Let’s celebrate the remarkable Dr. Jane Goodall on her 90th birthday by exploring her best-selling books and sharing … Read more
Plant Native: Bringing Nature Home Review
Bringing Nature Home How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded by Douglas W. Tallamy BRINGING NATURE HOME: HOW YOU CAN SUSTAIN WILDLIFE WITH NATIVE PLANTS BY … Read more
Weird And Wonderful
Weird and Wonderful Nature by Ben Hoare a Book Review Weird and Wonderful Nature: Tales of More Than 100 Unique Animals, Plants, and Phenomena by Ben Hoare, DK Treasures, 2023, … Read more
Breath of a Whale, Book Review
The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants A Green and Wildish Book Review The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of … Read more
Try Short-Burst Productivity
Try Short-Burst Productivity If you are not consistently meeting your writing goals, try short-burst productivity. Set your timer for about 15 minutes and commit to focusing on one task … Read more
Authors Have a Plan
Authors Plan to Meet Their Writing Goals Say Goodbye to Roadblocks and Hello to Productivity On your path to authorship, you’re going to encounter roadblocks. You will place some … Read more
Spotlight on Craft With Elan Barnehama
Spotlight on Point of View, Reflecting Narrator, and the Joys of Editing Elan Barnehama and Amy Lou Jenkins Discuss: Point of View Reflecting Narrators and the Joys of Revising … Read more
How to Sign With a Literary Agent
How to Sign With A Literary Agent Professional advice as written by author Susan Falter. If you’re interested in publishing a book with a traditional publisher and gaining a … Read more
Spotlight On Craft With Betsy Robinson
Self-Disclosure and the Search for Authenticity ALJ Your essay “Two Kinds of Gardeners” in ‘Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship’ begins with the structure of compare and contrast. … Read more
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Create a Family Cookbook
Create a Family Cookbook: Turning Memories Into Tangible Treasures I’ve always been enamored by the power of words to enhance the meaning of lived experience. I treasure handwritten letters … Read more
Show and Tell In Personal Essay Writing
Find the Magic of Show and Tell in the Personal Essay Writers have been told to “show, don’t tell.” This advice, while useful in many contexts, can be limiting … Read more
Master Personal Essay Writing
Crafting Compelling Narratives: Master How to Write Personal Essays Create meaning from experience and analysis by weaving your narratives into personal essays that resonate with readers. Let’s unravel the … Read more