Category Archives: The Writer’s Desk

Writing the Hard History

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Mahonri Stewart

I have posted this elsewhere in the past, but with the publication of The Fading Flower by Zarahemla Books recently, and that play being more readily available now, I wanted to drag this post back into the light: I have … Continue reading →

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From the Writer’s Desk: The Writer’s Eye

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Jack Harrell

While in Utah visiting family and friends, I ride the Trax light rail from downtown Salt Lake City to Sandy. It’s Friday afternoon and the train is full. I stand near the door, holding onto the metal bar overhead. A … Continue reading →

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Leaps

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Margaret Blair Young

My opening line: “I don’t know what I’m doing, but that’s never stopped me before.” That’s what I said to a famous filmmaker I was meeting with to get some advice. I’m making a feature film. No, I have never … Continue reading →

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Making More Time to Write!

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Rachelle Christensen

I invited best-selling author and motivational speaker, Connie Sokol, to guest post today. She graciously agreed to share her secrets for making more time to write! I love her ideas and insight and hope you will too. For most female … Continue reading →

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Agency, Influence, Accountability, and the Mormon Artist

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Scott Hales

Since last Friday’s mass-shooting at a midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, fingers have pointed in many directions. In a New York Times op-ed, for example, film critic Roger Ebert joins others in blaming the gun lobby and “paranoid … Continue reading →

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Reader/Writer Connection: Get the Easy Stuff Right

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Scott Parkin

It’s happened to all of us. We’re reading a story and a detail leaps out and slaps us in the face because we know that it’s just not true, and that even cursory research would have shown the folly of the claim. As a reader that drives me nuts because it breaks the illusion and jars me out of the story; it makes me wonder how many other details the author got wrong and undermines my trust in the story. As a writer I know that we sometimes play a little loose with certain facts to accomplish another literary task. Continue reading →

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Orson Scott Card’s Literary Boot Camp

Posted on July 12, 2012 by James Goldberg

Three weeks ago, I was in Greensboro, North Carolina at Orson Scott Card’s Literary Boot Camp. I had some excellent teachers while earning my MFA at BYU, but I learned more in six days at Boot Camp than I did … Continue reading →

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Beyond Doubt

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Stephen Carter

At the most recent AML Conference, James Goldberg made a passing remark that has stuck with me. It went something along the lines of, “I’ve become bored with stories about doubt.” The comment stuck with me because . . . … Continue reading →

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Solving the Mystery of Writing Step #2

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Rachelle Christensen

In a previous post, found here http://blog.mormonletters.org/?p=4064 we discussed Solving the Mystery of Writing and Step #1 Finding Your Voice. Today I’m continuing my 6 Steps for Writing Success with #2 Make Writing a Priority/Write Every Day If you’re going to … Continue reading →

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Publishers Corner: Engaging the National Market from an LDS Perspective

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Chris Bigelow

Guest post by E.M. Tippetts Late last year I decided to take the plunge and become an indie author as E.M. Tippetts – the name I use to write LDS chick lit. There were a lot of reasons behind my … Continue reading →

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