A monthly letter from Gotham’s dean of faculty, Kelly Caldwell (usually writing advice)
Like a lot of great stories, Jon Larsen’s life-changer began in a moment so mundane, most of us would have forgotten it. Before breakfast one morning, Larsen wiped down the table til it was spotless, then turned back a second later to see a spot, “a shiny little speck that hadn’t been there before.” Continue reading “Searching for Stardust”
“How do you do it? How do writers write those beautiful, original lines? So original they stay with you, change you, and make you see yourself and the world differently?”
Lately, my friend and student Refugia has been revising her work, raking through her sentences and weeding out clichès, clunkers, passive voice, and words that just don’t feel right. Continue reading “The Right Word”
Awhile back, I started scrounging around for new ways to put together my summer reading lists. I love the ones that are out there already, the beach reads and must-reads and exciting reads. But have you ever noticed how they all tend to recommend the same small pool of books? I wanted a list that would lead me to titles I might not have found otherwise. Continue reading “Summer Reading”