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Nov.28.2012
It's that time of year again. Roll out the holly, try not to get trampled at Target, it's the holidays! And the holidays are not complete without what? Peppermint? Charlie Brown Christmas? Doing a solitice dance? Why my Holiday Book Picks! Okay it might not be a tradition as say, Bing...
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Jun.11.2012
Last year, I wrote a piece called “My Realities—How to Market Your Book or Watch It Die.” I ended the piece explaining what I was about to do with three books, and now I can tell you what I’ve learned from it.
First, perception is so much about where you stand. If you’re a new writer wanting to be...
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May.10.2012
I like this video interview with John Irving. We obviously share two things in common. We both write longhand and we both write on both sides of the page (I have done so for decades). We have different living quarters, but I'm trying to change that (for me - not him).
John Irving...
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Mar.16.2012
When I found out about this week's topic, I blushed. I'm not the best at writing sex scenes; in fact I try to avoid it at all costs. I did write several in an unpublished novel where the mother in the story lost her virginity in her basement, resulting in her getting pregnant. Her daughter (the...
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Feb.19.2012
photo: Cover of Weekends at Bellevue, from the previous interview post (see below)
As the title suggests, this is Part Three of my interview with writer, and Dr., Julie Holland. She is the author of Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych. ER. This...
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Sep.13.2011
Perhaps it is just me, but I tend to notice connections between the books I read. First off, generally I am reading several books at a time. I never read just one; I often have one or two books on both levels of my home. Right now, I am reading three books. Perhaps that's why I...
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Jun.25.2011
Talked over the phone to a friend from high school the other day, George Edens. George and I both wrestled at Kirkwood High in Missouri, outside St. Louis. George was pretty good, though no match for me.
Wrestlng's been on my mind lately. The other day I talked to the very fine poet, or poetess if...
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May.03.2011
A recent PBS NewsHour segment on the Iowa Writers' Workshop found the anchor zeroing in on the heart of the story. For as long as the Workshop has existed, he intoned, the question has been asked: Can writing be taught? And the official answer from the Workshop, on the Workshop's very own website,...
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Apr.21.2011
We need to be careful when we write that we get our facts straight. ESPECIALLY if historical fiction is involved. At least this seems to be what readers have been complaining about from my own writing, and the character in the novel I’m currently reading (A Widow For One Year from John Irving...
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Oct.05.2010
Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson
Young Adult
and
Wintergirls
Laurie Halse Anderson
Young Adult
I read both of these books back to back and did not give up on life entirely, which speaks highly to Anderson's talent as a writer. These are not easy reads. Speak, celebrating its 10th anniversary in...
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