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  1. Get it Done! What’s Your Best Tip for Sitting Down to Write?

    When it comes to writing, how do you get it done?

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  2. Advice from Phillip Lopate on Writing About Your Own Life

    Writer Lois Roelofs shares tips on memoir and nonfiction writing from Phillip Lopate.

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    Image by Lois Roelofs
  3. On Writing a Novel: “Should I Be Writing Bigger?”

    Michelle, writer at The Green Study, muses on novel writing and committing to the process.

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  4. How Three Authors Promote Their Books with Widgets

    Promote your books with text and image widgets.

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  5. Gone But Never Forgotten: An Interview with Author Alexandra Shimo

    Author Alexandra Shimo suffered post traumatic stress disorder after visiting Kashechewan, a Canadian fly-in reserve.

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    Alexandra Shimo on arrival in Kashechewan, Ontario.
  6. Postcards from a Bookshelf: Connecting to Readers with Translated Books

    Each month in 2017, author Ann Morgan will send a translated book to a reader around the world.

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    Photo by Ann Morgan.
  7. In-Depth Stories: Five Longform Features to Save for the Weekend

    A roundup of some of the best longform storytelling recently published on WordPress.

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  8. Shakespeare and Me: Bloggers Share Their Passion for the Bard

    From webcomics and essays to videos, a collection of some of the web’s most engaging Shakespeare-centric blogs.

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  9. Author Claire Fuller on Writing Communities and Our Endless Numbered Days

    Author Claire Fuller on how two WordPress.com communities have influenced her writing and her new novel, Swimming Lessons.

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  10. Medieval History, Illuminated: Book Historian Erik Kwakkel Uncovers the Past Through Books

    Erik Kwakkel, a book historian in Leiden, Netherlands, talks about his passion for medieval books and the benefits of blogging.

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    Damaged binding in Leiden University Library shows hidden fragment. Photo by Erik Kwakkel.
  11. The Indecisive Chicken: Cooking and Community in India’s Biggest Slum

    In The Indecisive Chicken, Prajna Desai profiles eight women from the Dharavi neighborhood of Mumbai, India, and their contributions to family and society through food.

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    Rizwana Qureishi showing the group how to marinade Chicken Biryani. Photo by Neville Sukhia. Image courtesy of The Indecisive Chicken.
  12. On Reading and Translating the World’s Stories: Catching Up with Ann Morgan

    Book blogger Ann Morgan of A Year of Reading the World had a fantastic 2015. We caught up with Ann and chatted about connecting with fellow book lovers, translating more of the world’s stories into English, and her unique journey from blogger to author and speaker.

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    Ann Morgan holding the US version of her book, photographed by Steve Lennon.