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Ron Samul Fiction Writer, Editor, Educator.

Ron  Samul
Ron Samul
New London, Connecticut
Member since: Aug, 2009
Last login: 02/16/2010
Last update : 02/03/2010
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About Me

  • Ron Samul is a graduate writing mentor at Western Connecticut State University and college writing instructor. He holds a BA in English and an MFA in Professional Writing. He is the publisher of Skinny Toe Press and Miranda Literary Magazine. He has been a professional journalist and educator for over ten years. He spends his summer adventure diving in New England.

ronsamul's Blog

  • My Novel Has A Journal

    February 3, 2010

    • Anyone who has been through the novel writing process understands the complexities of the task. It is simply impossible for writers to keep all the layers, story lines, plots, and other elements in their heads. Some people make elaborate diagrams, use white boards, long outlines, and other strategies that help them keep the story, plot, and other elements in order.   I prefer to keep a ...
  • My Novel has a Journal

    February 3, 2010

    • Anyone who has been through the novel writing process understands the complexities of the task. It is simply impossible for writers to keep all the layers, story lines, plots, and other elements in their heads. Some people make elaborate diagrams, use white boards, long outlines, and other stratagies that help them keep the story, plot, and other elements in order. I prefer to keep a journal for ...
  • Why I Hate to Read About Dreams

    August 19, 2009

    • We all have them, dreams that haunt us, suggest things, and change the way we see the real world. My mentor in graduate school suggested that reading about people's dreams is a waste of time. Dreams are very personal and the interconnections often don't translate into good prose (maybe good poetry, but not strong prose). Unless a skilled writer is handling the concept of dreams, I still feel that ...
  • And the Rat Laughed by Nava Semel - Book Review

    August 6, 2009

    • 2008 / Hybrid Publishers / paper 232p. / $25.00How do we define our history and where does our mythology come from? And the Rat Laughed is a stunning experiment of ideas, myth, history, and memory. The story is based on how we connect our past to the present and carry it forward into the future. The novel starts with an old woman telling her story to her granddaughter. This is merely set the ...

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  • The Weave

    I really admire how this weaves and move through the twists and turns of my mind. It never holds too long. Like music this poem weaves and turns with great flourish.
  • Forward

    It is a time for shift and regret is a wasted emotion. Make the most of what you have given them - trust that what is unseen in them is still there (what you have given them)... then move forward.

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