K. A. Laity, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/author/katelaity/ Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:57:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Growing a Thick Skin by K. A. Laity https://booksbywomen.org/growing-thick-skin-k-laity/ https://booksbywomen.org/growing-thick-skin-k-laity/#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2013 05:00:13 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=10388 Dorothy Parker’s work may be awash with cynicism, but so often she is right on the money. In her wistful poem “Observation” she considers doing better with her life—getting to bed early, abstaining from riotous overindulgence and undoubtedly completing the work for overdue deadlines. But in the end the famous wit concludes, But I shall […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/growing-thick-skin-k-laity/feed/ 37 10388 Casting the Writer’s Spell https://booksbywomen.org/casting-the-writers-spell-by-k-a-laity/ https://booksbywomen.org/casting-the-writers-spell-by-k-a-laity/#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2012 15:00:16 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=5312 In my creative writing courses, I wave my magic pencil over my students and declare them to be writers—at least for the duration of the semester. After that, I say, it’s up to them to take over the spell. They generally giggle and roll their eyes (they’re college students after all), but I think it […]

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