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Category Archives: Writing
Notes From Leonard Bishop’s Class, 1977-78: The Next Two Weeks
Here are more Leonard quotes harvested from that moldering notebook I kept in his class circa 1977. For those who don’t know him, Leonard Bishop taught a novel writing workshop at UC Berkeley Extension until 1983 — he was the … Continue reading
Bumper Stickers by Bishop, Part Two
Bumper Stickers by Bishop, Part Two.
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Bumper Stickers by Bishop, Part Two
By Catherine Hedge For five days, I moped around the house, stalling. I was stuck on my next scene for my Southern novel, Momma Liddy and Me. I sorted my stationery collection. It goes back 15 years or more as … Continue reading
I’m Sure There’s A Book in Me, Somewhere!
I’m Sure There’s A Book in Me, Somewhere!.
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I’m Sure There’s A Book in Me, Somewhere!
By Catherine Hedge Leonard Bishop told us that he loved to step into an elevator and ask whoever else rode with him, “So, how’s the book coming?” He’d get answers like, “Well, I haven’t gotten back to it lately.” Or, … Continue reading
Posted in Leonard Bishop, Publishing, Teaching, Writing
Tagged Biography Leonard Bishop, Dare To Be A Great Writer, fear of writing, good writing critiques, Leonard Bishop, Reminiscence, starting a blog, student writing, teaching writing, why should I write?, writer's block, writing, writing inspiration, writing techniques
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Diet Tip: The Crunch Factor
Diet Tip: The Crunch Factor.
Posted in Humor, Slice of life, Writing
Tagged carbohydrate counting, dieting, humor
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Diet Tip: The Crunch Factor
By Catherine Hedge My sisters work hard at being fit. They recently invited me to join them on a 17-day diet. One sister has already had terrific success. My first reaction to her description of the diet was to gag. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Nostalgia, Slice of life, Writing
Tagged 17-day diet, carbohydrate counting, dieting, dieting advice, humor, Reminiscence
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My Adventures in E-publishing: Round Two
By Donna Gillespie And so at last the freshly scanned copy of my first novel was buffed and polished and — or so I thought — all ready to be electroni-cized. (That story’s here: My Adventures in E-publishing, Round One; http://www.peninhand.org). … Continue reading
Posted in e-publishing, Publishing, Writing
Tagged Donna Gillespie, getting published, publishing e-books, writing techniques
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The Expert
The Expert.
The Expert
By Catherine Hedge I’ve always admired experts. I’m one of those who sit in the front seats of a lecture hall. I hold my breath at the introduction and stare adoringly at the speaker. Then with a fat notebook and … Continue reading
Posted in Leonard Bishop, Slice of life, Teaching, Writing
Tagged Dr. JoBeth Allen, JoBeth Allen, Leonard Bishop, Middle school writers, Reminiscence, student critique, student writing, teaching writing, Whole Language, writer's block, writing criticism, writing inspiration, writing techniques, young writers
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