writers

I remember my first time reading bell hooks. ... I was a student at the University of Washington, and I had never encountered an academic text that was so understandable and intimate. She used personal experiences to talk about very abstract concepts. I didn't know you could do that as a respected academic.

A collection of first drafts, letters, outtakes and photos on display in New York City illuminate the inner workings of Ernest Hemingway's meticulous writing process — failures, flaws and all.

Unlike traditional publishing companies, self-publishing programs like Amazon's Kindle Select lack the keen eyes of publishers, leaving room for copyright violations. It also leaves room for plagiarism. That's exactly what an author and publisher or erotica found to be the case with some best-selling ebooks in the genre.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-968791.mp3On Whidbey Island, among the evergreens, sits Hedgebrook, a writers retreat…