Tag Archives: Margaret Atwood

Inspiring Voices

“Blame it or praise it, there is no denying the wild horse in us.”   Virginia Woolf How true! A gathering of inspiring words about voice and the writer’s calling:* “The role of a writer is not to say what we … Continue reading

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Atwood Advises

“A word after a word after a word is power.”     Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood’s chilling classic fantasy, Handmaid’s Tale, is making its TV debut. This inspired me to share a print interview published in 1990 in which the best-selling author … Continue reading

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Writerly Wisdom

Eager to find some words of wisdom that might give us food for thought and fuel for our creative engines, I came across these nuggets and wanted to share them with you: “If you stuff yourself full of poems, essays, … Continue reading

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Voice Lessons

Finding our voice is all about finding the courage to write dangerously, to speak out from our hearts onto the page. I just came across a wonderful gathering of inspiring quotes about voice and the writer’s calling I want to … Continue reading

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Social Reading

“We read to know we are not alone.” C.S. Lewis “Looking for a fun and carefree way to sharpen your brain, build relationships, and boost your health? Start a book club.” This line from a brief magazine story started me … Continue reading

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