My Final Post

Yes, I’m stepping down as a contributor to Writer Unboxed. When I told Therese about my decision, she urged me to share my reasons and reflections with all of you. I agreed—not realizing that this would be the hardest writing task I’ve ever undertaken.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/12/17/my-final-post/

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My Final Post

Yes, I’m stepping down as a contributor to Writer Unboxed. When I told Therese about my decision, she urged me to share my reasons and reflections with all of you. I agreed—not realizing that this …

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How the Buddhist Principles for Right Speech Can Help Our Writing

Writing is both like and unlike speech. It is like speech in that its components are words, arranged in various ways, with additional elements to convey shades of meaning, emotion, and intent. For …

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The Summoned Writer

When I returned from several weeks in India, people asked if I’d gone there to gather material for a new book.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/08/20/the-summoned-writer/

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It Used To Be So Simple…

In Publishing News This Week, In the continuing saga of the disestablishment of The Institute of Museum and Library Services, Publishers Weekly reports that there are only 12 people left doing the work of 75. Questions have been raised as to the ability of some of these…
https://www.maureencrisp.com/2025/04/it-used-to-be-so-simple.html

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It Used To Be So Simple…

Who Is Telling This Story—and When? Creative (and Purposeful) Uses of “Person” and “Tense”

There is the tale , and there is the telling of it. They are not the same.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/04/16/who-is-telling-this-story-and-when-creative-and-purposeful-uses-of-person-and-tense/

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