Book (& Craft) Alchemy

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Your Invitation to Book (& Craft) Alchemy
Our cozy reading, writing, and creative hideaway through a bookcase door
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Caroline Donahue
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Possession: Reading Schedule
Session runs September 1 - November 24
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Caroline Donahue
My TEDx talk: The power of literature
Why writing is anything but self-indulgent.
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Caroline Donahue
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Footnotes:: August
September adventures inside, too.
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Caroline Donahue
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Creating Slow Reads of A.S. Byatt: Behind the Scenes
A conversation with Simon Haisell of Footnotes & Tangents
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Caroline Donahue
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Simon Haisell
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Please write your ideas down!
 • Caroline Donahue
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Pack like a German
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What your eyes can't see
 • Caroline Donahue
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Why I don't track word count
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Join us in the library & get inspired to write and create!

Craft + Process

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The Bespoke Revolution
The creative cost of forgetting what fits
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Caroline Donahue
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Getting (and Staying) Organized as a Writer
July Member Workshop
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Caroline Donahue
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AI and reading: Are we asking the right questions?
How the innovation of a spindle gives us clues about our current predicament.
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Caroline Donahue
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35:17
What a difference 10 weeks of writing makes!
How making goals for a shorter timeframe makes longer projects manageable.
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Caroline Donahue
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G.G. Law
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Steph
Assembly required
Crafting a better world
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Caroline Donahue
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A reader possessed
How rereading reframes our writing today
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Caroline Donahue
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A Tale of Two Chicken Restaurants
Are you fighting for the wrong thing?
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Caroline Donahue
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Craft as Carpentry
Letting go of genius envy
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Caroline Donahue
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