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Category Archives: People who Inspire
Sean Ferrell – The Author Talks About Writing
It is with much delight that I get to introduce Sean Ferrell as my guest writer for today. I’m still in a state of shock that he said yes and that it only took a few days to get all … Continue reading
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Are you beginning with the end like author John Irving?
John Irving on the Writer’s Craft on YouTube Are you beginning at the end? Are you beginning at the beginning? Or are you beginning in the middle? When it comes to writing a new novel, what starts it off for … Continue reading
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Tagged author john irving, authors, beginning, captures the mind, characters, ending, gesture, ideas, inspiration, john irving on the writer's craft, landscape, new novel, novelist, relationship, starting, story, video of john irving, writers, writing
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William Golding: author, outsider, persistence
William Golding died in 1993 at the age of 81 having written 12 novels. There were other writings which included a journal of around 2 million words written over a period of 20 years. It seems Golding was not the … Continue reading
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