Historical Fiction – The Time is Now
I don’t know a writer alive who doesn’t own a shelf full of books about writing craft...
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Author: Claire Rudolf Murphy
Keep it Simple – Fraud and Revision
Last Friday was a bad day. It had started out well – completed student packets and three good hours of writing under my belt. Until I received the phone call from my 93-year-old mother, concerning a relative in jail in...
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Cheers to our Alums: Books and Agents, Oh, My
What a delight it’s been in the last ten days to collect news from our Hamline alums about...
Read MoreLiterary Festivals: Don’t Forget Kids and Teen Lit
Literary festivals abound across our country, a boon for readers and writers. I committed this week to blog in honor of Alaska Book Week, started by a dear writer friend Deb Vanasse. Deb also launched 49 Writers, a blog that...
Read MoreTime to Raise a Glass
Recent news of alums getting agents and publication contracts makes me think it’s time to run a post on the exciting happenings of late. Rather than comment now, please send good news to Claire via email or Facebook for a...
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