This week, we’re all about the body and writing. Enjoy this companion post to Wednesday’s piece about yoga by Lindsay O’Neill. By Dawn Jordan Are you aware you can leverage the intelligence of your muscles, skin and bones to produce compelling writing that moves your readers emotionally and physically? Massage, bodywork and dance are my moves [...]
To thine own physical vessel be true: A writer and yoga teacher reflects on what it means to write from embodied space
By Lindsey O’Neill Why I am passionate about teaching yoga & writing at Grub Street this June? So many reasons. My writing has changed since incorporating yoga into my own writing practice: my language has become more textured, my sensory details have become more evocative, and the road map guide to my own visceral memory, [...]
Fare Thee Well, 162: A Day in the Life of a Grub Street Intern
By Ariel Goldberg Wake up, get dressed, ride T, drink coffee, open laptop, check email, make copies, eat Boloco, check email again, close laptop, go home. Simple, right? Grub Street interns run on one thing: coffee. That’s actually far from the truth, but it definitely felt like it last weekend. Anyone who was fortunate enough [...]
The Grub Street Rag, 5/14/12: Department of Congratulations and Member Events
May 8th, 2012 “I’m writing a poem right now about a nose. I’ve always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But it’s a ludicrous subject. That’s why, when I was younger, I was afraid of [writing] something that didn’t make a lot of sense. But now I’m not. I have nothing to worry [...]
First Book Deal from Muse 2012
Every year after the Muse, we’re thrilled when the news starts coming in about book deals, agent signings and other good publishing tidbits. This year, it’s happening even sooner than usual. Elinor Lipman, one of the presenters at the conference, has inked a deal with Beacon Press to publish a book of political rhyming tweets. [...]
Novel Inc, News from the Novel Incubator: Goodbye, Hello
By Lisa Borders “With a novel, which takes perhaps years to write, the author is not the same man he was at the end of the book as he was at the beginning. It is not only that his characters have developed – he has developed with them.” – Graham Greene Last Tuesday night, Michelle [...]
The Rag, 5/8/12: Muse Recap
May 8th, 2012 In this issue Scintillating Grub News Memorable Grub Events Spreading the Love “This is activist work, this is sacred work, this is also dangerous work.” —Julia Alvarez on writing, during her Muse keynote speech Grub Street News Welcome to the latest installment of the Grub Street Rag, a newsletter of the Boston [...]
Recognizing Our Own Stories
We go to the Muse and the Marketplace because we all share one passion: stories. We want to know how to write short ones, long ones, really short ones. How to find audiences for them, representatives for them, voices for them. We’re all in it for the stories. Sitting in a quiet, out of the [...]
Countdown to the Muse: Micro-Interview 25 (Stephen Barr)
Just one day until our Muse and the Marketplace conference! Here’s the last micro-interview by an author, agent or editor who will be attending the event. Micro-Interview with Stephen Barr What is the toughest criticism to give or receive on writing? As a reader, what are you always looking for in new work? Well, criticism [...]
Countdown to the Muse: Micro-Interview 24 (Rosie Sultan)
Just one day until our Muse and the Marketplace conference! Here’s one of the last micro-interviews by an author, agent or editor who will be attending the event. Micro-Interview with Rosie Sultan What is the toughest criticism to give or receive on writing? As a reader, what are you always looking for in new work? The toughest [...]
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Move Your Body, Recharge Your Writing
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To thine own physical vessel be true: A writer and yoga teacher reflects on what it means to write from embodied space
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Day 138: Be Humble
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Day 137: And Now We Can’t Smoke Either?
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