Writing Tips: Magical Realism
Joan Schweighart discusses magical realism: what it is, and why you might want to use it in your writing.
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Five Directions Press
- Oct 14, 2022
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Oct. 2022
Books We Loved in October, by Sophie Cousens, Maggie O'Farrell, and Darcie Wilde
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Joan Schweighardt
- Sep 28, 2022
- 7 min
Spotlight on Jen Michalski
Interview with Jen Michalski, whose new short story collection, The Company of Strangers, will appear in January 2023.
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Five Directions Press
- Sep 14, 2022
- 5 min
Books We Loved, Sep. 2022
Books we loved in Sept. 2022, by Anthony Doerr, Melody Grace, and Rosemary Simpson
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C. P. Lesley
- Aug 31, 2022
- 4 min
Writing Tips: Down the Rabbit Hole
Tips for keeping background research from overwhelming a story.
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Five Directions Press
- Aug 15, 2022
- 6 min
Books We Loved, Aug. 2022
Books We Loved in August 2022, by Christina Lauren, Nic Saint, and Phyllis M Skoy.
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Joan Schweighardt
- Jul 29, 2022
- 6 min
Spotlight on K.B. Jensen
Interview with author K.B. Jensen, a successful self-published writer of short stories and novels
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Five Directions Press
- Jul 15, 2022
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Jul. 2022
Books We Loved in July, with entries by Kirstin Chen, Madeleine E. Robins, and Richard Swan
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C. P. Lesley
- Jun 30, 2022
- 10 min
Ten Years and Counting
As Five Directions Press winds down its anniversary months (ten years!), individual authors reminisce on their experiences.
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Five Directions Press
- Jun 15, 2022
- 6 min
Books We Loved, Jun. 2022
Books We Loved in June, by Jen DeLuca, Damon Galgut, and Elles Lohuis. Summer reading, everyone!
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Joan Schweighardt
- May 27, 2022
- 6 min
Q&A with C. P. Lesley
Our spotlight beam roams far and wide, so that we can bring you interviews with all sorts of wonderful writers—from flash fiction/memoir...
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Five Directions Press
- May 15, 2022
- 4 min
Books We Loved, May 2022
Books We Loved in May 2022, with nods to Dianne Freeman, Madeline Miller, and Sara A. Mueller.
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C. P. Lesley
- Apr 27, 2022
- 5 min
Russia and Ukraine
A short history lesson on Russia, Ukraine, and why their pasts—although entangled—are not the same.
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Five Directions Press
- Apr 15, 2022
- 5 min
Books We Loved, Apr. 2022
Books We Loved in April, by Teri M. Brown, Ruth Ozeki, and Lindsey J. Palmer.
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Five Directions Press
- Mar 15, 2022
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Mar. 2022
Books We Loved in March 2022, by Tania Bayard, Colleen Hoover, and Peng Shepherd
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Joan Schweighardt
- Feb 28, 2022
- 5 min
Spotlight on Jayne Martin
Jayne Martin talks to Joan Schweighardt about her new memoir, The Daddy Chronicles, and flash writing.
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Five Directions Press
- Feb 14, 2022
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Feb. 2022
Books We Loved in February, by Muriel Barbery, Emma Donoghue, and K. B. Owen.
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C. P. Lesley
- Jan 28, 2022
- 4 min
Writing Tips: Clothing Your Characters
Clothing may appear to be a superficial indicator of character, but there is more to it than you might think.
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Five Directions Press
- Jan 14, 2022
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Jan. 2022
Well, here it is, a new month and a new year. We hope everyone had a great holiday, with lots of good books to while away the evenings...
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Joan Schweighardt
- Dec 22, 2021
- 7 min
Spotlight on Faye Rapoport DesPres
Joan Schweighardt interviews Faye Rapaport DesPres about her children's book series featuring stray cats.
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