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Bits and Pieces
“He knew everyone had flaws. People fell from grace all the time. But some people fell further than others.” From “Ferrelli’s Fall” (Creek Songs).
Tag Archives: literature
The Book Marketing Adventure Continues
The book marketing adventure continues with All Ways A Woman. Lynn and I learn something new with each Reading and Conversation we do, either about ourselves or about our material. We’ve learned how different audiences can be and how to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Creativity, Inspiration, poetry, Reading, Writing
Tagged Book, Book - All Ways A Woman, Book marketing ideas, Book of Poetry and Art, literature, marketing your book
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Finding the Angle
You sit at your desk or take a walk and, as you do, you scratch at your brain’s stored content and loose ends. You want to find an angle for your story and a world backdrop against which your protagonist … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Creativity, fiction writing, Inspiration, novel, Reading, short story, Writing
Tagged All Our Names by Dinaw Mengestu, books, creativity, fiction, ideas, imagination, In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides, inspiration, literature, nonfiction, Passion and Principle by Sally Denton, Rancho Mirage Writers Festival, reading, Redeployment by Phil Klay, short story, The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff, The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks, Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson, When Book Went to War by Molly Giptill Manning, writing
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Writers’ Festivals and Writers’ Conferences
Do you want to go to a Writers’ Festival or a Writers’ Conference? How do you decide? How are they different? What should you expect? Are you a reader? Are you a writer? Are you both? A festival is about … Continue reading
Do the words have new meaning?
Have you noticed, as we grow in life’s experiences, we often extract different meanings from a piece of literature or poetry when we revisit it? We may make new discoveries about the characters or life or both. Remember, back in … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Looking for Inspiration, poetry, Reading
Tagged beach, John Masefield, layers of meaning, literature, ocean, poetry, reading, reading poetry, reading poetry aloud, sailing, sea, Sea Fever, seaman, tall ships
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Does “The Open Window” by Saki still deliver?
We know a short story has a challenge: to deliver dramatic impact in a few pages. Even with that limitation, a good one stirs our emotions and continues to resonate long after we finish the last line. Have you read … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, short story
Tagged fiction, h h munro pen name, H.H. Munro, irony, literature, Saki, short story, The Open Window by Saki
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The Blog – a genre of its own?
Recently, I read a post called A Duel of Words on Blogging at Bottledworder.com. I enjoyed the blog and the conversation. I thought more about the post and wondered, Is blogging serious writing? By way of background, I’m primarily a fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Creativity, e-books, fiction writing, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, novel, poetry, Reading, short story, Writing
Tagged blog, blog post, blogger, blogging, conversation, creative endeavors, fiction, genre, literature, novel, poetry, reading, short story, traditional genres, writing craft
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What book are you reading next?
When I read a good book, I hate to have it end. However, inevitably it does. Then I’m faced with the question, What will I read next? My inclination will be to choose from two genres, literary fiction or crime/mystery. … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Creativity, Inspiration, novel, poetry, Reading, Writing
Tagged book list, books, Change, fiction, Fire Dance by Mike Sirota, humor, in a rut, irony, literature, Mustangs by Deanne Stillman, nonfiction, poetry, read, reading list, The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth, verse
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“A Little Trick of Laughing”
In the 1920’s and 30’s, overly sentimental poems with subjects like Mother, Love, Friendship, and Encouragement were popular. Copies of these poems were often put into small picture frames and hung in people’s homes. I suppose the best way to … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Looking for Inspiration, poetry, Reading, Writing
Tagged books, Encouragement, friendship, humor, inspiration, Laughter, literature, Love, Mark Twain, Mother, nostalgia, poetry, Richard Gersti, Tom Sawyer
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Written Beneath the Palms 