Tag Archives: Whitney Awards

The Populist’s Soapbox: My Reading, My Quirks

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Annette Lyon

I’m a firm believer that to be a good writer, you must read, and read a lot. I don’t read nearly as fast as many people do, but I manage to get in 60 – 70 books a year. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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Community Voices: LDStorymakers

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Rachel Ann Nunes

As the founder and president of LDStorymakers (pronounced LDS Storymakers), I’ve had many questions about the group and decided that here would be the perfect place to outline our founding, our purpose, and who can join. In October 2002, the … Continue reading →

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The Writer’s Desk: More on Messages and Agendas

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Annette Lyon

I’m admitting upfront that I’m stealing this topic from J. Scott Bronson. His last post was titled, “There’s Always a Message,” and it struck a chord with me. Back in my early teenage years, my older sister, then an English … Continue reading →

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The Populist’s Soapbox: Not Milton or Shakespeare, But Working on It

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Annette Lyon

I’ll be the first to admit that the body of literature written by Latter-day Saints hasn’t yet reached the classic prophecy of Orson F. Whitney that we’d have “Miltons and Shakespeares of our own.” On the other hand, we’ve come … Continue reading →

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