Tag Archives: Roger Angell

Professional Wednesday: Roger Angell, 1920-2022

Posted on May 25, 2022 by dbjackson

If you are not a baseball fan, and not a reader of The New Yorker, chances are the news of Roger Angell’s passing, at the age of 101, had little significance for you. But if you are familiar with his … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, History, Publishing, Reading, Sports, Writing, Writing Life | Tagged baseball, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, history, how to write, learning to write, memories, New York Mets, New Yorker, publishing creativity, Roger Angell, sports, Willie Mays, writing, writing life | Comments Off

Writing-Tip Wednesday: Ten Books You Should Read

Posted on December 23, 2020 by dbjackson

Early in the year — even before the pandemic hit — I wrote a post in which I basically said that all writers should read. There are certain “rules” about the profession that are actually negotiable — writers don’t really … Continue reading →

Posted in Business of publishing, Character, History, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Setting, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life | Tagged Barbara Kingsolver, blogging, character, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Guy Gavriel Kay, how to write, N.K. Jemisin, narrative, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nicola Griffith, Paolo Bacigalupi, prose, reading, Roger Angell, setting, story telling, Ursula K. Le Guin, Wallace Stegner, William Goldman, world building, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips | Comments Off

Tag Archives: Roger Angell

Professional Wednesday: Roger Angell, 1920-2022

Writing-Tip Wednesday: Ten Books You Should Read

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