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Writing

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Lin Ennis

I love to write – and I love to edit. There was a time when I preferred editing. I found it easier to correct, sharpen or “improve,” (according to the Bible of “me”) someone else’s brilliantly-crafted ideas. No compulsion in … Continue reading →

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Lin Ennis

I’m an avid reader, so I was stunned a few years back at a seminar in which one of the exercises was, “Write down the title of your favorite book.” The question wasn’t unusual. That I could think of only … Continue reading →

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This Is My Brain on Paper

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Lin Ennis

I remember the first time I read of someone forcing words onto the page. The phrasing expressed the push-pull of the writing experience, as though the paper and writer were in a tug of war. In a knot writers believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged drama, emotion, human desires, humanness, logic, public persona, public speaking, tug of war, writing | 14 Comments

Deep Words

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Lin Ennis

There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. ~Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith

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