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on writing

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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