Karen Leslie Interview on Process
[The following first appeared in the December 2024 newsletter of Author’s Note newsletter.] Where are you from, what do you do, and fun fact about yourself! I grew up in small town Pennsylvania with the […]
The Scent of Rain + Fast-write Exercise
Lately, when I catch the scent of rain and earth rising up, I am ten again. It’s Easter morning, the forsythia just blooming, and I sense my Mother moving somewhere nearby. I am innocent. Today, […]
Are Reading And Writing Basic Necessities of Life? Fast-Write Exercise
byline Karen Leslie “Après les choses qui sont de première nécessité pour la vie, rien n’est plus précieux que les livres.” Pierre Simon Fournier, Typography Manual, 1764 Translation: “After all the basic necessities of life, there […]
Name It: A Writing Exercise for Travelers
I’m perched on Elk Rock — or Moonlight Ledge, depending on the position of the sun, circa 2005. We’ve climbed the mountainside behind my dear friend’s hand-built cabin in Evergreen, Colorado, where a bookshelf hugs the ceiling […]
