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Tag Archives: Frank McCourt
Scene Building
“Writing a great scene is like juggling. You need to ground your scenes first in place and time and build them by creating that particular moment in time…” Linda Joy Myers Scenes are the building blocks of short stories, plays, … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela's Ashes, Cheryl Strayed, Frank McCourt, Linda Joy Myers, The Power of Memoir, Wild
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Literary Lairs
Writers tend to be a wandering bunch of souls — we often seem to find inspiration and relaxation in places that have drinks instead of desks, cocktail hours instead of club chairs. My friend and fellow scribe Wendy and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Rice, Billy Collins, Dylan Thomas, Ernest Hemingway, Frank McCourt
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Voice Lessons
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Anne Frank Reading these lovely words made me think of the beautiful Anne, which led me to search for my copy of The … Continue reading
Opening Salvos
First pages are tough. This has been driven home to me by my own struggles to come up with an opening for my YA novel that has just the right balance of action and description. Right now, writing dangerously is … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela's Ashes, F. Scott Fitgerald, Frank McCourt, Tender is the Night
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Staying Connected
I just saw a wonderful documentary called Sholem aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness. It traces the life and work of the great humorist, who’s been called “The Yiddish Mark Twain.” His short stories inspired the fabulous musical and film Fiddler … Continue reading
Dark Horse
Don’t you just love it when a book leaps out of nowhere and declares itself a winner? When the sheer energy and verve of a story captures readers’ hearts and minds and gives them a joyous run for their money? … Continue reading
