Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now

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How do you know you’re a writer? If you wrote today, you’re a writer.

  • Up close with good work

    Lately in my social media feed various groups have been promoting the value of copy work, the practice of writing by hand the work of authors that writers admire. The strategy helps us see more deeply into the nuts and bolts of good writing. I tried this with a favorite book, The Night Manager, by…

  • Real people speaking

    I recommend attending your local city council meetings. For me there are two benefits. I learn more about the policies that are going to directly impact my life, and I get to see how my elected leaders engage each other as they make tough decisions. (I’m impressed with the civility of Eugene Oregon’s city council.)…

  • So long, Tom

    It was author Tom Robbins — Another Roadside Attraction, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues — who first hinted to me that a novel can do anything. Really. Any thing. His books are funny, insightful and light on their toes. After finishing reading any of them, I understood I was reading for the journey, not the…