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Author: Suzanne Mantell

Suzanne Mantell is a former executive editor of Harper's Magazine, staff writer for Publishers Weekly, and arts editor for The New York Observer and New Times Los Angeles.
The Benefits — and Fun — of Freewriting
Writing & Editing Process

The Benefits — and Fun — of Freewriting

BySuzanne Mantell February 20, 2023February 17, 2023

Learn how this technique can help you overcome writing block and improve your writing.

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Writerly Reassurance From a Few Who Have Been There
For the Love of Writing

Writerly Reassurance From a Few Who Have Been There

BySuzanne Mantell March 24, 2020March 23, 2022

Stuck in a writing rut? Heed these words of wisdom from famous authors.

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Lessons We're Glad We Learned
For the Love of Writing

Lessons We're Glad We Learned

BySuzanne Mantell April 6, 2018February 15, 2022

LAEWG members reflect on the source of some of the influences and insight that made a lasting impression on their professional lives.

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When It Comes to Research, Is the Web Enough?
Writing & Editing Process

When It Comes to Research, Is the Web Enough?

BySuzanne Mantell April 8, 2016March 23, 2022

Is the internet today's primary research tool? Can it, as it did for Weir, substitute for direct experience? The answer is—yes and no.

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For the Love of Writing

“Real” Books and Why We Love Them

BySuzanne Mantell September 7, 2013

A recent ad for the Kindle Paperwhite, which allows reading even in bright sunlight, touts that the device will hold up to 1,100 books. That sounds like a lot, but for serious readers, a library of 1,100 books is not so large. Book lovers find it really easy to accumulate books—usually they find it hard...

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Writing & Editing Process

Working With a Book Editor

BySuzanne Mantell April 29, 2012

Time was, writers submitted their initial draft to a publishing house or a magazine, where editors read and welcomed it. Enticed by a project, an editor may have asked that a few things in the manuscript be explained better, or arranged differently, or fleshed out more colorfully, but when an editor saw promise in a...

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