Never one to shy away from reading, when avid reader Janet Hoy encountered a 50 books in 12 Months reading challenge, she leapt to it, exceeded it, and learned more about herself from her year in competitive reading than she ever could have thought.
We writers need books to make us happier, more contented, and better people. See what books the One Lit Place writers are reading these days and why we need them.
The long tradition of women gathering to discuss books — as writers and readers— has saved the novel, making it one of our top art forms, for which the women of the hundreds of thousands of book clubs worldwide are very grateful.
Not all works on writing craft are the same, but every one is valuable for what insights and opportunities it gives the writer. If you want to become a better writer, it comes down to three things: write more, read more, and read about writing craft.
To write about our grandparents is an honor and an opportunity. To spend time appreciating our grandparents and their role in our lives, is to recognize the beauty in human experience. Taking the time to solidify the character, love, and years our grandparents spent on earth, influencing and affecting others, is to permanently etch our awareness of how they paved the way, toiled, and loved to give rise to the next generations.
Writer and sailor Brian Liddy takes us on a journey through his life and books and they serendipitously led him to where he is today.
