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"It takes courage to write about motherhood in a culture that sets women with children on the sidelines, and it takes even greater courage to give voice to the powerful emotions and fears that swirl deep beneath the surface of our daily lives..." -Kathleen Hirsch and Katrina Kenison, Mothers

Monday, December 31, 2007

an apology and a clarification

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A few weeks ago, I wrote about dialogue and posted excerpts from two writers whom I think do dialogue exceptionally well: Yusef Komunyakaa...

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Sunday, December 23, 2007

christmas according to Stella

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Last night, after reading to Stella and turning out her light, I was lying next to her in bed, giving her a back rub when she said, very ser...

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Friday, December 21, 2007

revision and Némirovsky

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I’m sure some of you have already read Irène Némirovsky ’s Suite Française . For those of you who have not, you must go out and get it. Ném...

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Monday, December 17, 2007

blogging in my head

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I'm sorry I've been silent for the last week. I've wanted to blog and have actually been thinking about blogging, but it's...

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Friday, December 7, 2007

who rocks the dialogue?

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This week, one of my students wanted to talk more about dialogue because she was having trouble writing realistic, moving dialogue in her no...

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Friday, November 30, 2007

nora bella

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Now D. and Stella and I all have colds. We’re sick and snotty and coughing—my lungs and throat feel raw—and Stella has a wicked fever. When ...

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

struggling with structure

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No luck on Thanksgiving not gorging myself. In fact, I ate excessively all weekend. And now I have a horrible cold. (Not that these two thi...

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kate hopper: I'm a mama and writer and teacher. I've been helping mothers tell the stories they need to tell since 2006. I'm the author of Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers and Ready for Air: A Journey Through Premature Motherhood, winner of a 2014 MIPA Midwest Book Award, and co-author of Silent Running, a memoir of one family’s journey with autism and running. My writing has appeared in a number of journals, including Brevity, Los Angeles Review of Books, The New York Times online and Poets & Writers. I have an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and I teach online, in Ashland University’s Low-residency MFA program, and at the Loft Literary Center. For more information about my work visit www.katehopper.com. Join the discussion!

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