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    on writing

    Essay

    I’m No Longer Just An Author

    In his ear­li­er posts, Adam Langer set out to write a screen­play and wrote a book in two months. His newest nov­el, The Thieves of Man­hat­tan, is…
    Adam Langer
    July 30, 2010
    Essay

    Adam Langer Writes a Book in Two Months

    In his last post, Adam Langer set out to write a screen­play. His newest nov­el, The Thieves of Man­hat­tan, is now avail­able. He will be blog­ging all…
    Adam Langer
    July 28, 2010
    Essay

    Adam Langer Writes a Screenplay

    Adam Langer​’s fourth nov­el, The Thieves of Man­hat­tan, is now avail­able. He will be blog­ging for the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.I had…
    Adam Langer
    July 26, 2010
    Essay

    Writ­ing ​“Jew­ish” Fiction

    Alle­gra Good­man is the author. Her new nov­el, The Cook­book Col­lec­tor, will be released next week. She will be blog­ging all week for the Jew­ish Book…
    Alle­gra Goodman
    June 28, 2010
    Essay

    A Para­ble for Writing

    Ear­li­er this week, Joshua Cohen told us how to write a book like Coney Island and about the biggest ceme­tery in the world. His new nov­el, Witz, is…
    Joshua Cohen
    June 4, 2010
    Essay

    The Biggest Ceme­tery in the World

    Yes­ter­day, Joshua Cohen told us how to write a book like Coney Island. His new nov­el, Witz, is now available.This sec­ond blog­post is about two expe­ri­ences…
    Joshua Cohen
    June 2, 2010
    Essay

    Writ­ing a Book Like Coney Island…

    Joshua Cohen​’s most recent nov­el, Witz, is now avail­able. He will be blog­ging all week for the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing​‘s Vis­it­ing…
    Joshua Cohen
    June 1, 2010
    Essay

    Con­sid­er Your Audience

    In her last posts, Miri­am Libic­ki blogged on tak­ing Egged bus­es across Israel and on her process of draw­ing com­ic books. She has been blog­ging…
    Miri­am Libicki
    May 28, 2010
    Essay

    Egged Bus Life

    In her last post, Miri­am Libic­ki blogged on her process for cre­at­ing the com­ic series job­nik. She will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book…
    Miri­am Libicki
    May 26, 2010
    Essay

    The Evo­lu­tion of a Page: job­nik! 8, Page 11

    Miri­am Libic­ki, an Amer­i­can Jew­ish girl from a reli­gious home, enlists in the Israeli Army one sum­mer against everyone’s bet­ter judg­ment. Many qual­i­ties seem to…
    Miri­am Libicki
    May 24, 2010
    Essay

    New York, 1998: Research for ​“Mov­ing”

    Assaf Gavron​’s most recent book, Almost Dead, is now avail­able. He will be blog­ging for the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing​‘s Author…
    Assaf Gavron
    April 19, 2010
    Essay

    The Good Books: Writ­ing Reli­gion for Young Adults

    Micol Ostow, author of So Punk Rock (And Oth­er Ways to Dis­ap­point Your Moth­er), Emi­ly Gold­berg Learns to Sal­sa, and 30 Guys in 30 Days , is…
    Micol Ostow
    November 2, 2009
    Essay

    Where Do You Get Your Ideas From?

    In her last post, Ani­ta Dia­mant wrote about the cov­er of her newest nov­el Day After Night.This is one of those ques­tions that most writ­ers are…
    Ani­ta Diamant
    September 9, 2009
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