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     "If you haven't surprised
     yourself, you haven't
     written."
                     ~Eudora Welty

Welcome aspiring writers!

Joyce McDonald is the author of several critically
acclaimed books including Swallowing Stones, an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults and Edgar Award Nominee, Shades of Simon Gray. Here latest novel, Devil on My Heels was nominated for five state awards.

She taught creative writing at Drew University for nine
years, and currently teaches in the Brief-Residency in
Master of Fine Arts Program at Spalding University.

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July 2008

Quote for the month:

"'At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for it. You search, you break your heart, your back, your brain, and then--and only then--is it handed to you” ~Annie Dillard

Recommended reading for
aspiring writers:

Fiction:
The Art of Fiction, by John Gardner

Creative Nonfiction:
The Art of the Essay, by Phillip Lopate

Poetry:
A Poetry Handbook, by Mary Oliver

View a complete list
of recommended resources.