I taught a master class on narrative endings at a writers' gathering this weekend, and promised to share my notes here. They are just my notes, which may or may not be helpful to anyone who did not attend the lecture. With that caveat: PADDLING YOUR BATHTUB INTO LONDON: HOW … [Read more...]
A Hemingway Story that Started 100 Years Ago Today
On this day 100 years ago, 18-year-old Ernest Hemingway (yes, that guy) was distributing chocolate and cigarettes to soldiers at the Italian front when a shell burst nearby, putting a whole heck of a lot of shrapnel in his leg. He ended up in a Milan hospital, where he met and … [Read more...]
5 Quotes from Philip Roth on Reading, Writing, and Life
I was saddened to hear the news last night that Philip Roth has died. Here are a few of the wisdoms I learned from reading his books: On reading: "Everybody else is working to change, persuade, tempt and control them. The best readers come to fiction to be free of all that … [Read more...]
Words of Wisdom from Martha Gellhorn
Last year I started an effort to share a quote a day, each from a woman writer I admired. Let's just say it was a rough year, and life intervened as it sometimes does. So I'm going to try this again, not every day, but often enough. I want to start with a quote from one of my … [Read more...]
STOP Writing — Without Giving Up
I'm delighted to have as my guest this week Jennifer Haupt, whose debut novel, In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills is just out! Jennifer went to Rwanda as a journalist in 2006, twelve years after the genocide that wiped out over one million people, to explore the connections between … [Read more...]
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