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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, January 28, 2023

Posted on January 28, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in France in 1873 the novelist Colette, born Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette was born. She’s the author of more than 50 novels. Collette said: “Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you’re a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff’s worth, without pity, and destroy most of it.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, January 27, 2023

Posted on January 27, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of the writer whom Mark Twain called “the stillest and shyest full-grown man I have ever met.” That’s Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in Daresbury, England (1832), author of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, January 26, 2023

Posted on January 26, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

“The element of chance in basic research is overrated. Chance is a lady who smiles only upon those few who know how to make her smile.” – Hungarian endocrinologist Hans Selye, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary on this day in 1907.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

“Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money.” –Virginia Woolf, born on this day in 1882.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Posted on January 24, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Edith Wharton (1862) author of popular novels such as “The House of Mirth,” “Ethan Frome,” and “Age of Innocence (1920).”

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, January 23, 2023

Posted on January 23, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

“For every poet it is always morning in the world. History a forgotten, insomniac night; History and elemental awe are always our early beginning, because the fate of poetry is to fall in love with the world, in spite of History.” –poet and playwright Derek Walcott, born on this day in 1930.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, January 22, 2023

Posted on January 22, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

In the late 1700’s there was a notorious British Romantic poet called “mad, bad, and dangerous to know.” That man was Lord Byron, born George Gordon in London on this day in 1788. Notorious even now for his affairs with both sexes, and other risque behavior, he became a literary rock star: His poem “The Corsair” sold 10,000 copies on the day it was published.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, January 21, 2023

Posted on January 21, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of fashion designer Christian Dior, born in Granville, France (1905). In 1946, he started his own fashion house, focusing on women’s clothing that was more feminine and curvy than the straight, boxy style that had predominated during World War II.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, January 20, 2023

Posted on January 20, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

Novelist Tami Hoag celebrates her 64th birthday today. She grew up in a tiny town called Harmony, Minnesota, and she made up stories to entertain herself because there wasn’t much to do in Harmony. She wrote, illustrated, and self-published her first book, Black Pony, as a third-grade school project when she was nine years old. She has since written romance’s, thrillers, and other works.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, January 19, 2023

Posted on January 19, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Edgar Allan Poe (1809). He made his name as a savage book reviewer, though he dabbled in other forms. It was after his wife Virginia developed tuberculosis that his work turned macabre and he penned the works he is now best known for, “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

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