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Metaphorically Thinking

Tricia Lott Williford October 3, 2012 4 Comments

I think in metaphors. I’m learning this is perhaps not what everyone does. Robb used to say to me, in…

Exceptionally Wise Drug of Choice

Tricia Lott Williford September 24, 2012 2 Comments

“But what I like doing best is writing. Period. Sitting here before the computer and transferring onto the screen the…

Marketing from the Swings

Tricia Lott Williford September 15, 2012 2 Comments

“Mommy, can you push me on the swings?” “Sure, buddy. Let me finish writing this story, and then I’m all…

Questions, Answers, and Coffee

Tricia Lott Williford September 10, 2012 3 Comments

University of Denver Writers Workshop Readers Circle: An Interview with Tricia Lott Williford DU: Tricia, tell us how you manage…

Art Isn’t Anecdote

Tricia Lott Williford September 2, 2012 No Comments

As we each volunteered our skeletal plans for our final project in the Writer’s Workshop this summer, Gwen announced a…

Not Yet Rated

Tricia Lott Williford August 21, 2012 2 Comments

Roofer: So, what kind of work do you do? Me: I am an author. Roofer: Oh, you are? Do you…

Thanks and Please

Tricia Lott Williford August 13, 2012 3 Comments

“Dear God, Thank you that Mommy is an author. Please help her to be a good one and not get…

Twitchy, Raw

Tricia Lott Williford July 15, 2012 10 Comments

There’s a twitchy, raw emotional thing that happens in me when I need to write. I can’t get comfortable in…

Elevation 6035

Tricia Lott Williford July 12, 2012 4 Comments

I took a weekend road trip to Colorado Springs while the smoke hung thick in the air. As we drove,…

Turning Points

Tricia Lott Williford July 9, 2012 13 Comments

“Boys, I have a phone call with a publisher. Do you remember what publishers do?” “Yes, they make books.” “Right. …

BBQ ribs and Poetry

Tricia Lott Williford July 3, 2012 2 Comments

Robb used to say he couldn’t enjoy barbecued ribs because they were “too much work for not enough meat.” I…

The Help, Kathryn Stockett

Tricia Lott Williford June 25, 2012 9 Comments

Write a brief essay about a piece of literature that changed your life. I like to think I read Kathryn…

First Draft Hike

Tricia Lott Williford June 21, 2012 3 Comments

“When you completed, your first draft, what did you do first?” I clicked Save. And then I got out of…

Lost in Translation

Tricia Lott Williford June 20, 2012 4 Comments

Publishing is a kind of psychology. Publishers, editors and agents think on a realm that far exceeds word count, pages,…

I Hope You Can Meet Her

Tricia Lott Williford June 19, 2012 8 Comments

“I’d like for you to introduce yourself in third person,” her writing professor told the class. “Tell your story the…

Writer’s Workshop

Tricia Lott Williford June 18, 2012 5 Comments

“For our first exercise, I’d like for you to introduce yourself in third person,” he says. He is Joe, the…

Wide, Gracious Margin

Tricia Lott Williford June 13, 2012 4 Comments

Have you ever read a book so good that it transports you to a different place? Science fiction will do…

First Draft: Complete!

Tricia Lott Williford June 7, 2012 8 Comments

242 pages. 56,000 words. Totally raw, no revisions. First draft: Complete. I need a glass of water. 🙂

Indeed I am.

Tricia Lott Williford June 4, 2012 3 Comments

“Do the boys have a plan for this summer?” Many people have asked me this. The answer is yes, and…

Tomorrow, Tomorrow.

Tricia Lott Williford June 3, 2012 3 Comments

Tomorrow, the boys begin Summer Fun Club. This is their full time plan for the summer. And this means I…

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