Mon festival America 2018 – L’atelier d’écriture – 3/3
Après avoir profité d’un petit déjeuner avec Emil Ferris et assisté à une joute de traduction littéraire de l’espagnol, le dimanche, j’ai passé la matinée dans un atelier d’écriture animé par Dan Chaon. Originaire du Nebraska, c’est un romancier et nouvelliste, dont j’ai notamment lu le recueil de nouvelles Surtout rester éveillé. Cette lecture m’avait légèrement rappelé Raymond Carver, mais dans une veine un peu plus sombre. Il a un talent fou pour nous faire rentrer dans la tête de ses personnages et découvrir leurs secrets les mieux dissimulés. Cet...
++Do you BuJo?
Productivity tips for the busy freelancer/parent/creative mind/volunteer (delete as appropriate… or not) I’ve heard about Bullet Journaling some time ago. I have to admit that at first, I thought that it was not for me. If you’ve never heard of it, here’s a very quick overview of what you can find on Instagram. Or Pinterest. All this display of the « ever-so-perfect » writing, drawing, colouring, customization just discouraged me (a hint of jealousy here, I confess). How could I ever achieve such a pretty result, knowing that my drawing skills hardly match those of my...
++5 Blogathon Game/Theme Posts
This week, I’ve had a rough time following up all the wonderful blogs, so here is a very quick glance at the few I managed to read and enjoy: Marking Milestones in Space – This post by Anne Wainscott-Sargent combines haiku & space travel. Quite inspiring! The letter game – Some fellow blogathoners are « playing » a funny little game in which you have to list 10 things you love about one letter. Here is the L by Masha, the S by Carrie A. Schmeck & the J by Julie Farrar… and it goes on and on. Wonderful game. The ABCs of me – Tia Bach...
++What if you started blogging today?
Today’s Blogathon theme day suggests us to begin our post with “If I started blogging today, I would…”. I’m not sure talking about me would be that fascinating. But I thought about you, readers. My question is: And what if YOU started blogging today? What could I tell you, since I’ve been blogging daily for the past 23 days? The first thing I would think about is this: Forget about your doubts, just do it! Here are 3 of the doubts that I’ve used again and again as an excuse not to start anything. 1 – “I will never have the time.” Yes, you can make time to do it....
++5 Blogathoners’ posts about books
During this second Blogathon week, I read 5 posts about books that I found especially interesting. Editorial, marketing, and design consultant Laura Orsini shares 8 mistakes to avoid when designing your book cover. Experienced Writer, Trainer and Consultant Jodi Torpey shared her business writing resources. Which reminded me that Blogathon host Michelle Rafter also shared her 5 favorite books on writing. Librarian & book reviewer Katy Mank made me discover a French book I had not heard about previously, but that looks like a really nice read. Communications strategist and...
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