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Dickens

Dickens and my Summer Writing Workshop

August 4, 2014 by annalisa Leave a Comment

By Annalisa Parent www.annalisaparent.com Every summer I have the honor and pleasure of teaching a six-session English writing intensive workshop at one of the local universities.  This year I focused all of the activities around Dickens’ little-known short story “The Signal Man.” If you’ve not yet read it, it’s worth checking out, and best of all, … [Read more…]

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What To Do When the Power Goes Out OR How I organized my writing life

August 2, 2014 by annalisa Leave a Comment

What To Do When the Power Goes Out OR How I organized my writing life By Annalisa Parent www.annalisaparent.com I was in the middle of revising the first three chapters of my first novel for the agent pitch session this weekend –scratch that: tomorrow!– when my computer  died.  Just shut off! Mid-sentence.  Panic! Fortunately I am … [Read more…]

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Saturday Syntax Sass: An Author’s Pet Peeves

April 19, 2014 by annalisa 1 Comment

By Annalisa Parent www.annalisaparent.com In one of my writing lives, I write sassy columns about dating life.  Today I’m here to sass about grammar. Every writer has her pet projects, her grammar or syntax particularities, and her pet peeves.  For example, one of mine is agreement.  How many of you would have written “Every writer has … [Read more…]

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