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1. Learning from Great Novels - One Hundred Years of Solitude
January 16, 2013
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ writing has the depth and force of childhood memories, your own. His endlessly captivating novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude shines with prose so rich and nostalgic you’ll think you’re remembering things instead of hearing them for the first time. What can you learn from t...
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2. Three Lessons from To Kill a Mockingbird
December 07, 2012
If you’re going to produce good writing, you have to read good writing. In this series we’ll look at some great novels and see what they teach us. We’ll start with Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Here are a few things you can take away from this classic. Keep in mind this was the first novel Ms....
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3. How I Faced History with My Best Friend
October 18, 2012
How I Faced History with My Best Friend
There are some memories that are so vivid you can feel them as if they were happening again. On an unusually warm afternoon for New England in November I walked home from Washington Elementary School with my best friend, Marcella. For some reason we ha...
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4. Four Places to Find a Great Story
September 25, 2012
Four Places to Find a Great Story
You’ve decided to write your first novel. Congratulations! It’s a journey of some distance and you’ve taken the first step. What’s next? The first step is to find a story that captures your imagination. If you find a story that fascinates you, you will write...
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5. Four Reasons You Should Be Writing
August 31, 2012
Four Reasons You Should Be Writing The National Commission on Writing sponsored by The College Entrance Examination Board issued a report in April 2003 titled The Neglected “R”, The Need For A Writing Revolution. Among other recommendations, the report called for the amount of time students ...
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6. THE STORYTELLER'S ART
June 26, 2012
THE STORYTELLER’S ART By Joan Verlezza
Have you ever listened to someone tell a story, sometimes about a serious or even dramatic subject, and found yourself bored and anxious for the person to stop talking? Their narrative just doesn’t hold you. On the other hand, do you know people who ke...
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7. FAMILY HISTORY IN THE MAKING
June 15, 2012
FAMILY HISTORY IN THE MAKING Advice From An Instinctive Storyteller By Joan Verlezza
When you start to collect stories about the colorful characters in your family you may realize that some of them deserve to be in a novel or even a movie script. Why not use them as the basis or type of on...
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8. You Can't Make This Up
June 08, 2012
YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP Writing a Family Memoir By Joan Verlezza
The Road Home
When he turned eighteen on December 10, 1942, Andrew knew his draft notice would soon follow. It arrived seven days later on December 17. His brother Frank, who was older by eighteen months, had al...
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