Archive - Gaining Ground

pages & shelves

what we learn from all those books

Oct 22 •

September 2024

On Books and Guilt

Friends, please welcome Sarah Lancaster, an active and insightful member of our group who wrote such wonderful things about books that I pestered her to…

Sep 20 •

Sarah Lancaster

and

August 2024

facing the blank page

plus some writing prompts, and our next book

Aug 23 •

July 2024

I haven't been here in a while

revisiting books from our childhood

Jul 25 •

June 2024

mapping our territory

how we gain ground when we read deep & wide

Jun 21 •

May 2024

April 2024

in the room together

atmosphere is more than just the setting

Apr 13 •

March 2024

braving the curve

the vulnerability of writing what others will see

Mar 14 •

February 2024

the glory of kings

on bookish ambitions and humble reality

Feb 15 •

January 2024

the spaces we write in

plus a brief editing lesson, and a teensy little rant

Jan 23 •

December 2023

where we've been, where we're going, & a couple non-fiction books you might like

Dec 28, 2023 •

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