Tag Archives: Doris Lessing

Time Warp

“This is the best kind of historical fiction — oozing period detail, set in a milieu populated by famous figures and events about which much is known but seen through the eyes of a central character who, due to her … Continue reading

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Golden Wisdom

“There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth.” – Doris Lessing, Under My Skin Doris Lessing, the author of The Golden Notebook, lived a long and productive writing life. As a tribute to Doris, Meg Waite, … Continue reading

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New Worlds

What better gift can there be than a new book? I think back so fondly of the time when I was away at camp one year and my father sent me a small box of books, one of which was … Continue reading

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Distracting Distractions

“Writers are often asked, ‘How do you write? With a word processor? An electric typewriter? A quill? Longhand?’ But the essential question is, ‘Have you found a space, that empty space, which should surround you when you write?’ Into that … Continue reading

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