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Swing the Bat and Pray
Why Jerry Seinfeld's Duke Speech is everything we need right now, plus a glimpse into the novel-editing process.
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Claire Gibson
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Swing the Bat and Pray
Why Jerry Seinfeld's Duke Speech is everything we need right now, plus a glimpse into the novel-editing process.
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Claire Gibson
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Walk Like a Duck
There are things about me that will never change.
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Claire Gibson
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Two Pages a Day and Other Ways to Eat an Elephant
How to keep writing.
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Claire Gibson
Flying Solo: Reflections from Sirenland Writers Conference
“Are you sure this is your flight?” The gate agent at Heathrow International Airport shot me a look of concern. “Yes, this is my flight.”I handed him my…
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Claire Gibson
Is it a Scene or a Sentence?
The difficult work of making commitments, in fiction and in life
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Claire Gibson
How to start writing
(And other answers to frequently asked questions.)
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Claire Gibson
The forest (of writing) is mostly dark
When I have a terrible day — when tears well up in my eyes and threaten to spill over — I often get in my car and start driving even though I have no…
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Claire Gibson
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