I’d wanted to read Elizabeth L. Cline’s Overdressed since I read this excerpt at Slate.com. I’ve long hoped that I could do my part to save the planet by using tote bags and shopping at thrift stores. Her book quickly deflates that idea. And while I’ve resisted goodreads.com because 1. I feel maxed out on social […]
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A Bona Fide Editor on the Move: An Interview with Erin Bechtol
Erin Bechtol is an editor and cupcake baker at Bona Fide Books in Lake Tahoe, CA. Having recently completed a degree in English writing at the University of Nevada, Reno, she is looking forward to leaving her hometown and shifting from editing to writing as she travels the world. I met Erin Bechtol after I had an […]
Writing Postcards With Style (Or, Waiting for Woonsocket)
I have a sweet spot for postcards. How can I feel such big love for such tiny rectangles? Good question. This is a first in a series of posts about these travel-writing vehicles par excellence. For one thing, postcards are finite. You have to prioritize your words. There’s none of that grab-another-piece-of-paper or flip-it-over-and-write-on-the-back safety […]