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Category Archive: Writers Writing About Writing

I Was Told This is a Tax Write-Off by Parker Stockman

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“Live the moment,” my thesis advisor Ann tells me. “I will.” During a thesis meeting, I tell Ann […]

Chicago Literati July 25, 2014 Columns, Essays, Writers Writing About Writing

To: Why I Write by Andrew Buttermore

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When I was a senior in high school, instead of a more classical English Literature course, I opted […]

Chicago Literati July 25, 2014 Columns, Essays, Writers Writing About Writing

Make your writing life more glamorous (or, “Always wear a shirt,” or better yet, “I don’t want you to see me like this”) by Nic Joseph

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Like most aspiring authors, I’d be lying if I said I’ve never fantasized about securing a “nice” book […]

Chicago Literati July 24, 2014 Columns, Essays, Writers Writing About Writing

Pure, Uncut Imagination: The sibling rivalry between creativity and mental illness by Keith Ecker

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In the 1971 musical film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, the titular character demonstrates quite starkly the […]

Chicago Literati July 24, 2014 Columns, Essays, Writers Writing About Writing

Finding My Tribe by Amanda Miska

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I have a secret fear that I will never be really really good at writing because I’m an […]

Chicago Literati July 24, 2014 Columns, Essays, Writers Writing About Writing

Writers Writing About Writing: An Introduction

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Before I sat down to write this, I had to clear off my desk of papers and garbage […]

Wyl Villacres July 24, 2014 Columns, Essays, Writers Writing About Writing
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