Author Archive: Holly Robinson
A Conversation with Maddie Dawson on the Truest Thing About Writing
by Holly Robinson Here’s the truest thing about writing: Writers need each other. For instance, “Only another writer understands that sometimes you have no choice but to wake up in the middle of the night to write down three words,” says bestselling novelist Maddie Dawson, whose newest book, The Magic of Found Objects, will be published […]
Craving Solitude to Write? Try These 8 Pandemic Writing Strategies
When the car needed service several months ago, I put on a coat and mask and went to the dealership. It wasn’t until I was waiting in the blessedly quiet customer cafe that I realized how much I’d been craving solitude. Would they notice, I wondered, if I sat here every week? I’ve been a […]
A Return to Spain: Lessons on the Writing Life
Last week, I had a chance to stop in Madrid for a few days on my way home from Senegal, where I’d been visiting my daughter. I think of Spain as my touchstone—especially Madrid—because I have been here at so many different points in my life. I first lived in Madrid as a college student. […]
Note to Self: What Does That Book Smell Like?
Every book is a portal to a different world. As a child, I especially loved stories about animals. One of my favorites was Charlotte’s Web, which made me long to be a girl named Fern with a pet pig named Wilbur, because of its vivid descriptions of everything from the busy farmyard to the noisy […]
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