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Dec.02.2008
Life Without Summer
Lynne Griffin. St. Martin’s Press $23.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-312-38388-6
(Starred Review) Griffin’s fiction debut is a spellbinding tale of loss and hard-won redemption. When Tessa Gray’s four-year-old daughter, Abby, is killed by a hit and run driver, there are no witnesses....
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Dec.02.2008
The Writers' Group blog features four women sharing how they are creating their unique literary lives.
Lynne Griffin, Amy MacKinnon, Lisa Marnell and Hannah Roveto talk about writing, editing, agents, editors, conferences, marketing, grammar--in short, anything and everything having to do with...
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Jun.14.2008
Confidence sits in the precarious place between self-doubt and egotism. Having faith in yourself takes work.
Yesterday my daughter called from her college campus. With exams, projects, and juried performances right around the corner, she was understandably stressed. The subtle catch in her voice...
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Jun.12.2008
Just for a bit of inspiration, I dipped into Joyce Carol Oates, The Faith of a Writer. Battling a cold, I'd taken to my bed with her book, the novel I'm rereading--A Separate Peace--and a new book of writing exercises called, Naming the World, edited by Bret Anthony Johnston.
In an essay on...
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Jun.12.2008
Last week I finished a first draft of my second novel. Two days after writing the last line, I turned to the first chapter. I had planned to give the whole draft a rest, but about month or so ago, I read that Joyce Carol Oates writes the last chapter and the first chapter of her works-in-progress...
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About Lynne
Lynne Griffin is a nationally recognized expert on family life. Her debut novel, LIFE WITHOUT SUMMER will be published in April, 2009 by St. Martin's Press. She is also the author of NEGOTIATION GENERATION: Take Back Your Parental Authority Without Punishment...
Causes Lynne Griffin Supports
Reach Out and Read
Reading is Fundamental
Lynne’s Favorite Books
The Great Gatsby, Rebecca, Black Beauty, Ahab's Wife, Atonement, Patron Saint of Liars, The End of the Affair, The Lake of Dead Languages, A Map of the World,...