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From: GWoelfle at aol.com <GWoelfle>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:22:49 EDT
I agree with Norma. The joy of writing has to be in the 350 days a year
(you're allowed a vacation now and then) that fingers are tapping the keyboard, not just the moment you hold in your hand The Book with Your Name on it. For a stupendous discussion of the power and influence of writing in general and novels in particular, read Jane Smiley's new 13 Ways of Looking at a Novel. She speaks about many many things, including how a novelist "works," and how the novel form has changed the course of history.
Gretchen Woelfle Children's Author
Received on Mon 17 Oct 2005 12:22:49 PM CDT
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:22:49 EDT
I agree with Norma. The joy of writing has to be in the 350 days a year
(you're allowed a vacation now and then) that fingers are tapping the keyboard, not just the moment you hold in your hand The Book with Your Name on it. For a stupendous discussion of the power and influence of writing in general and novels in particular, read Jane Smiley's new 13 Ways of Looking at a Novel. She speaks about many many things, including how a novelist "works," and how the novel form has changed the course of history.
Gretchen Woelfle Children's Author
Received on Mon 17 Oct 2005 12:22:49 PM CDT
