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Yoga Lessons for Writers

Yoga Lessons for Writers

I signed up for an outdoor Yoga camp last month and I’ll admit I was skeptical. You see, I happen to hate yoga. I’m about as flexible as a 100-year-old man, and I don’t do quiet spaces at all. I am notorious for trying a yoga class once every 2-3 years, getting...

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What’s In the Box?

What’s In the Box?

When I was in grad school, one of my seminars spent an entire class on what I like to call the question of “The Box.” We aspiring Historians (unknowingly in-training to become jaded Academics) were presented with the following challenge: If you found a box of...

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Plot or Not?

Plot or Not?

Plot seems like an easy thing to identify. We follow plots in the novels we read, the movies we watch, the TV series we binge. But when it comes to writing memoir and narrative nonfiction, plot can be a little harder to find. This handy quiz will help you find your...

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