Tag: tracking giants
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Write for one person
The Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Carol Shields wrote, “A story is something moving to someone else. That is all.” A story has extra impact when you identify that “someone else.” Shields advised writing for someone in particular. She imagined herself whispering her story into her sister’s ear. When I wrote my first book, Tracking Giants (coming […]
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In praise of hobbies
Editors have impeccable taste. We shape writing so it lands with its target audience, but before that, we spot talent. It’s the literary equivalent of digging down deep in the record bins. (We also know a little about a lot, so you absolutely want us on your trivia team.) Each Friday, I share a book, […]
Amanda Lewis 