Joyce Carol Oates

30 Quotes on Luck-Making

Danbo on the cliffside

To celebrate this fine blog’s sexy new slogan and focus, I put together 30 quotes on luck-making. You’ll notice a single theme runs through these quotes: work and effort cause luck. Luck alone is worthless. Like a surge protector without electricity. Fix-a-flat without tires.  A blog without a blogger. Okay, I’m stretching it. On with [...]

How I Became a Better Writer…and You Can Too!

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The money cow

If you want to become a better writer, you need to write everyday. That’s obvious. But how can you develop the daily writing habit? Read more to find out…

8 Reasons to Start a Writers’ Group

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Person on the floor after too much beer

Years ago, I started a writers’ group with a couple friends. We met weekly for about four months. My output soared and I became a better writer. Sometimes we drank too much but we always learned something. Read more…