I just heard from Marina Krakovsky, one of my travel writing workshop alumna, on the success she had in placing an essay she worked on during the course. I love getting news like that! And working with Marina, who is such an accomplished writer, was a total joy.

Marina’s goal, when she signed up for the …

Mar 16, 2009 Advice, Magazines, News you can use, Personal yammerings, Writing

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Is Writing Talent Inborn or Learned?

I’m reading Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. According to the copy on the jacket flap, “There is a story that is usually told about extremely successful people, a story that focuses on intelligence and ambition. In Outliers Malcolm Gladwell argues that the true story of success is very different, and that if …

Mar 16, 2009 Observations, Writers, Writing