Richard Wright | Richard Wright
Jun.04.2011
Word repetition can either work for or against a writer. Seeing a name, noun, or verb (especially a passive word like “was”) can suck the life out of otherwise compelling prose. So under what circumstances, does repetition enhance a story? Consider the following passage from Richard Wright’s...
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Jan.28.2011
Acceptance into the competitive Hurston/Wright Writers Week at Howard University was winning the jackpot. Just anticipating attending the premiere program for writers of African descent at the nation's premiere HBCU brought tears of joy. Growing up in California, I'd dreamt of attending Howard ever...
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Jun.16.2010
Dear Mr. Baldwin-
If I were not writing this letter to you as one of my favorite authors, I would probably be writing it to Barack Obama because there is a great deal about him which tends to remind me of a great deal about you. The sentence structures he employs in his memoir, Dreams from My...
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Oct.22.2009
For years I have been telling myself and my friends that my favorite city is Paris, France, but the fact is I have never been there. Yet I have this strange memory--as false as a five-dollar bill with a grinning jack-o-lantern where Abraham Lincoln's noble beard should be--that likes to...
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