creative writing

Why You Write

Writing by Loan LeAugust 26, 2016May 27, 2017

On Static, or Writer’s Block

Writing by Loan LeFebruary 27, 2016February 17, 2021

Writing by Loan LeNovember 13, 2015December 14, 2015

That time I took a Modern and Contemporary Dance course

I enrolled in Modern and Contemporary Dance. Cue the initial stages of awkwardness, as I recalled early childhood memories of dance classes (tap, jazz, and hip hop) with Miss Beverley, courtesy of Waterbury Park and Recreation: the horror of doing solos, the feeling of utter failure as my clumsy body tried to mirror my teachers’ lithe movements, and oh god, the glittery dance costumes and corny photos . . .

Writing by Loan LeJanuary 25, 2015January 25, 2015

“Yeah, um, I don’t like to read.”

Some people might think I’m odd, but one of the first questions I might ask a stranger is what she or he is reading.

Writing by Loan LeNovember 22, 2014February 26, 2019

An editor’s perspective on writing

I went to a brown bag lunch the other day, and it was led by Colin Harrison, the Vice President and Editor-in-Chief at Scribner. Before joining Scribner, he was the deputy editor for Harper’s Magazine. He’s an accomplished novelist but edits mostly nonfiction because he enjoys the challenge, the journey that he takes with the sometimes nervous and overburdened writer.