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Tag Archives: Story-telling
Tell Me a Story (Part 2)
When I think about it, writing a book is a lot like being like Coleridge‘s Ancient Mariner. The reader is the wedding guest, a guy who’s got his mind on much more fun things than to listen to your story, … Continue reading
Tell Me a Story (Part 1)
Having accentuated the negative in a previous post about submitting a manuscript to Lantern, I thought it might be advisable to give some idea to would-be authors of what a successful manuscript might look like in my particular eyes. First … Continue reading
Posted in Publishing, Writing
Tagged Lantern, Manuscripts, Story-telling
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The Importance of Story
I recently attended a talk about intensive animal agriculture at a conference on veganism at Princeton University, New Jersey. I’ve been involved in animal advocacy for twenty years professionally as a writer, editor, and publisher, and personally as an activist, … Continue reading
Posted in Editing—Publishing—Writing, Writing
Tagged Animal Advocacy, Story-telling
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Martin Rowe 