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Tag Archives: books
Hard Writing = Easy Reading
Writers need to be a bit tough-skinned if they want to improve their poetry and prose. It’s the only way I know to have a tight, well-developed story or article that’s smooth, correctly punctuated, interesting, and easy reading. Someone* … Continue reading
Posted in Benjamin Dreyer, books, Camden Writers, critique groups, editing, Uncategorized, writing, writing groups
Tagged Benjamin Dreyer, books, critique groups, editing, writing
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Exclamation Points & Oxford Commas
Intrigued by a friend’s comments about her personal use of the exclamation point, I clicked the link she had posted a to a New York Times’ article about Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style. That title! … Continue reading
Posted in Benjamin Dreyer, books, books on writing, editing, nonficion, Uncategorized, words, writing
Tagged books, books on editing, editing, lBenjamin Dreyer, nonfiction, writing, writing style guides
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Be True Blue
A few days ago, I shared my impressions of two books I’ve recently read, Educated by Tara Westover and Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed. Both books are marvelous; both are about strength, determination, and becoming. Educated is a memoir, and … Continue reading
Yesterday’s Sun is Set
A few weeks ago, a friend asked me to share the title of a favorite novel for seven days and to nominate someone else to do the same. Fun, I thought. But then I realized the assignment wasn’t quite as … Continue reading
Posted in books, novels, racism, Uncategorized, writers
Tagged books, Julia Peterkin, Maya Angelou, Pulitzer Prize Novel
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Afraid of the Dark?
One Sunday night twenty years ago, my mother and I were talking on the phone when she said, “Your father wants to talk to you. Says it’s important.” “Sure,” I said, wondering what to expect. While many of my friends … Continue reading
Posted in books, children, light, love, reading, Uncategorized, words
Tagged books, darkness, family, light, love, Madeleine L'Engle
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A Circle of Quiet
Yesterday I finally got around to posting a review of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Circle of Quiet on Amazon. A lovely book of reflections on the author’s life experiences, opinions, and beliefs, it had me at this sentence found near the … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, Madeleine L'Engle, reading
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Love/Hate Relationship
Powerful. Compelling. Unsettling. Instructional. These and other descriptors depict my thoughts and feelings on pretty much every page of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Although I’d heard of Stowe’s well-known work for most of my life, I didn’t read it until this … Continue reading
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Tagged abolition, book reviews, books, Harriet Beecher Stowe, historical fiction, slavery, story telling
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