Word Problems for Writers
1. You have 20 minutes to write before your child wakes up, or you have to go to work, or your cat finally chews through your computer’s power cord. You turn on your computer and see that you have 5…
Category: Writing vs. Living
Grub Couple Reflects Upon Writing, Parenting, and Supporting Each Other Along the Way
Jennifer De Leon and Adam Stumacher are celebrated authors and teachers. Jenn is currently an Artist-in-Residence for the City of Boston and an English professor at Framingham State University. Adam is an award-winning educator in Boston and a writing instructor…
Pinpricked Paper: What Happened When I Lived as My Protagonist for a Week
I recently returned from living as my protagonist. To match my novel of historical fiction about queer pirates, I sailed for a week on a wooden tall ship from Boston to New York City. It was my 30th birthday gift…
Under Pressure
People used to ask, “When is your next book due?” and I would laugh, self-consciously, because I didn’t have deadlines. I wasn’t a writer who had contracts or editors waiting for me to produce anything. In those bygone days, I…