• Home
  • About Me
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Twitter
  • Instagram

Virginia Duke

Writer + Reader

  • What I’m Reading
  • What I’m Writing
  • What I’m Up To
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Twitter
  • Instagram

I write, talk about what I'm learning, and hope to build a community of ambitious fellow writers.

Take a look around!

Setting Productivity Goals
What I'm Up To

Setting Productivity Goals for March

I have three major projects I’m working on this month — revising my novel, increasing frequency and quality of posts published on this blog, and doing content marketing to improve… Read More

Learning to Edit with The Artful Edit, by Susan Bell
What I'm Reading

Learning the Value of Editing from The Artful Edit, by Susan Bell

The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself is a craft book for writers who looove to write and haaaaaate to edit (double the vowels, for emphasis). This book is for… Read More

NOPE - Rejection Letter
What I'm Writing

How to Appreciate and Implement Feedback From a Rejection Letter

I just got the best rejection letter I’ve ever received, and I’m really excited about it. Remember “Byresh,” the first short story I ever submitted? Well, the rejections are starting… Read More

Shoemaker's Wife Cover
What I'm Reading

Uneven Character Development in The Shoemaker’s Wife, by Adriana Trigiani

I love reading a novel with an expansive timeline, showing us years of character development. And I love historical fiction. So I was ready to fall in love with The Shoemaker’s… Read More

Virginia Duke Writer Author Headshot

As a writer, I am actively improving and learning, and I’m ambitiously pursuing publication. I love to write, read, and talk about what I’m writing, reading, and learning.

Recent Posts

  • Setting Productivity Goals for March
  • Learning the Value of Editing from The Artful Edit, by Susan Bell
  • How to Appreciate and Implement Feedback From a Rejection Letter
  • Uneven Character Development in The Shoemaker’s Wife, by Adriana Trigiani
  • Magical Realism in Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • ©2018 | Virginia Duke
Top