novels
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Flash Poem to Self: “Be confident, not sad sap, sipping quietly in corner bar:” On Writing, Cultivation, and Balancing Art/Mind.
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I will be confident — not sad sap, sipping quietly in corner bar. I will be, act, speak with intention. I will be finished, will shop my novel.
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9 Short Stories by Egyptian Women, in Translation
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Egyptian authors
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The 9-Minute Novelist: How to Write a Novel in Just Minutes a Day (from Writer’s Digest)
Writing a novel is a complicated equation involving a lot of variables and moving parts — not the least of which are the authors themselves. In fact, the process of writing a novel is so arduous and soaked in magical thinking that many writers struggle to explain the process coherently,
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To the One Who Never Will
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Our story is never-ending. That to say, I will always love you. Aware of this dream state which is my tendency to romanticize the past.
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2018 Reading Challenge: Reading Women Challenge
reveal yourself: what are some of your challenges, demands for 2018? I want the juicy details! let’s get through this together.
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From the Rooftops of Granada — an excerpt from my manuscript for ‘The Outsider.’ A Confessional Memoir/Novel on Identity, Love, Travel and Revolution in the Arab Spring.
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I mean, it’s not cheating if nothing happens. Oh, but emotions run deep. Which begs the question: What’s worse, an emotional or a physical affair?
Nicholas Andriani Rankin 