Monthly Archives: August 2012

In Defense of Grumpiness: A Review of “Brothers,” “Quietly,” and A Roof Overhead

Posted on August 9, 2012 by James Goldberg

Update 18 Aug 2012: In the comments, Mahonri Stewart responds to my critiques of his piece. In the interest of fairness, I encourage anyone who reads this review to also take a look at his comments. I happen to agree … Continue reading →

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Reflections on a Mini-era: An Editor’s Inside Look at Cedar Fort

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Guest

Guest post by Heidi Doxey. It’s been four years. In the spring of 2008, I sat behind a brown-haired girl in my fiction editing class at BYU. She was pleasant and intelligent, but so were most of the students in … 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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This Week in Mormon Literature, August 5, 2012

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Andrew Hall

I just became aware of a new publishing house based in Provo, Jolly Fish Press, which has announced an audacious publishing schedule of 16 books over the next 18 months.  BYU professor of animation Ryan Woodward has created the first … 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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Writing and Community Building

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Jessie Christensen

For the last several months I have been the editor of my ward’s monthly newsletter. This experience has been interesting in many ways and I wanted to share a few thoughts about it in this setting. First of all, I … Continue reading →

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