by Elizabeth | Aug 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
This week I finished reading a complex, important, heavy novel called A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, by Anthony Marra. The subject is Chechnya during the war (1994-2004) and the web of characters affected by this war. It was a deeply moving novel, and an...
by Elizabeth | Aug 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
All of these come alive, of course, with examples. So next week (or in my class at Book Passage on Saturday), examples will follow. Also, please post your own 100 words of dialog (including description, action and gesture, of course), below and I will edit/ comment on...
by Elizabeth | Aug 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last week, we were discussing openings in the blog and newsletter, and long-term BWW member Melanie Lee wrote this as a response. It was a thoughtful and important response that deserved its own spot in the blog-line. Post your own response in the comments below: Do...
by Elizabeth | Aug 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Elmore Leonard’s tenth rule of writing is: “Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.” Excellent advice for standing out in a slush pile or on crowded shelves. But of course, readers are not uniform and so in the end we do well to write...
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