by Lynne Weiss | Mar 11, 2021 | What I'm Reading
Since I posted yesterday about Virginia Woolf and how A Room of One’s Own made me think of Tillie Olsen’s Silences, I wanted to post Olsen’s biography from the Literary Ladies site today. I remember being moved by Olsen’s Tell Me a Riddle and...
by Lynne Weiss | Feb 28, 2020 | What I'm Reading
A dirty secret: you can only be a writer if you can afford it | Life and style | The Guardian There is nothing more sustaining to long-term creative work than time and space – and these things cost money Source: A dirty secret: you can only be a writer if you can...
by Lynne Weiss | Nov 11, 2019 | What I'm Thinking
James Clear is a source of many smart ideas about productivity, habit formation, and personal change. The Myth of Creative Inspiration: Great Artists Don’t Wait for Motivation The work of top creatives isn’t dependent upon motivation or creative inspiration....
by Lynne Weiss | Nov 5, 2019 | What I'm Reading
I just wish this article weren’t riddled with typos. Nonetheless, it’s well worth reading if you can overlook them. I listened to Kindred recently (per her advice, I listen to recorded books during my almost daily walks) and found it really compelling....
by Lynne Weiss | Nov 2, 2019 | What I'm Reading, Written by a Friend
I dread the question, “What’s your favorite book?” because for me it’s always changing. It’s often something I’ve read recently because it’s fresh in my mind and something about it surprised me. But one novel that has been on...
