CELEBRATING THE PUBLICATION OF A NOVELWRITTEN BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR”The first novel by a writer born in America was The Life of Harriet Stuart by Charlotte Ramsey Lennox, published in two volumes in London 1751….This novel, her first, was a semiautobiographical romance. Samuel Johnson, an eminent English writer, was a personal friend of hers andContinue reading “BITS & PIECES OF A MISPLACED LIFE: THE JOYS OF WRITING”
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BITS & PIECES OF A MISPLACED LIFE: THE JOYS OF WRITING
THE MOST URGENT QUESTION FOR A WRITER The most urgent question for a writer may seem to be, What experiences do I have as my material, what experiences do I feel able tonarrate? But that’s not right. The most pressing question is, What is the word, what is the rhythm of the sentence, what toneContinue reading “BITS & PIECES OF A MISPLACED LIFE: THE JOYS OF WRITING”
BITS & PIECES OF A MISPLACED LIFE: THE JOYS OF WRITING
“I didn’t know you could do this! I didn’t know you could write this way! It was so open. So close to the bone. So convesational . The Catcher in the Rye showed me you could write to someone you’d never met as if you were talking to someone you’d always known.”Elizabeth Berg in TheContinue reading “BITS & PIECES OF A MISPLACED LIFE: THE JOYS OF WRITING”
BITS & PIECES OF A MISPLACED LIFE: THE JOYS OF READING
READING IN MOVIESHarry is shown reading the Stephen King novel “Misery”. The film adaptation Misery (1990) would be the next film directed by Rob Reiner.iMDb Trivia for When Harry Met Sally**THE OLDEST SURVIVING WRITTEN TALEThe “Epic of Gilgamesh” Is the Oldest Surviving Written TaleThe ancient Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh is often cited as the oldestContinue reading “BITS & PIECES OF A MISPLACED LIFE: THE JOYS OF READING”
BITS & PIECES OF A MISPLACED LIFE: POETS & POETRY
POE or 30d EMILY DICKINSON COULD TALK YOUR HEAD OFF”Emily Dickinson could talk your head off with a remark. When I was in the early stages of writing her biography I ran across a few that put me on my guard. There was the one about the old lady who came to the door toContinue reading “BITS & PIECES OF A MISPLACED LIFE: POETS & POETRY”
BITS & PIECES OF A MISPLACED LIFE: THE JOYS OF WRITING
ADVICE ON BECOMING A WRITER”Alex Trocchi urged aspiring writers to go off and spend a year playing pinball. I always thought that this was verygood advice, but I could never explain even to myself, why it made such sense…”Tom McCarthy. TYPEWRITERS BOMBS JELLYFISH(New York: New York Review Books,2017)**”Anybody that admires Thomas Wolfe can be expectedContinue reading “BITS & PIECES OF A MISPLACED LIFE: THE JOYS OF WRITING”
BITS & PIECES OF A MISPLACED LIFE: THE JOY OF WRITING
“Alex Trocchi urged aspiring writers to go off and spend a year playing pinball. I always thought that this was verygood advice, but I could never explain even to myself, why it made such sense…”Tom McCarthy. TYPEWRITERS BOMBS JELLYFISH(New York: New York Review Books,2017)**”Anybody that admires Thomas Wolfe can be expected to like good fictionContinue reading “BITS & PIECES OF A MISPLACED LIFE: THE JOY OF WRITING”
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