R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril xvi: Peril of the Real

R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril xvi
September 1 - October 31 (details)
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Peril of the Real
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Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
by Ruth Franklin
Biography, Writing, Horror | Published: 2017 (first 2016) | Goodreads
Shirley Jackson reveals the tumultuous life and inner darkness of the literary genius behind such classics as The Lottery and The Haunting of Hill House. In this “remarkable act of reclamation” (Neil Gaiman), Ruth Franklin envisions Jackson as “belonging to the great tradition of Hawthorne, Poe and James” (New York Times Book Review) and demonstrates how her unique contribution to the canon “so uncannily channeled women’s nightmares and contradictions that it is ‘nothing less than the secret history of American women of her era’ ” (Washington Post). Franklin investigates the “interplay between the life, the work, and the times with real skill and insight, making this fine book a real contribution not only to biography, but to mid-20th-century women’s history” (Chicago Tribune). “Wisely rescu[ing] Shirley Jackson from any semblance of obscurity” (Lena Dunham), Franklin’s invigorating portrait stands as the definitive biography of a generational avatar and an American literary genius.

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* part of RIP xvi challenge (schedule)

The Friday 56: 1,000 Creative Writing Prompts

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted at Freda's Voice.

If you want to play along, here are the rules:

Grab a book, any book.
Turn to page 56.
Find any sentence that grabs you.
Post it.
Add your (url) post in the Linky at Freda's Voice.

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1,000 Creative Writing Prompts:
Ideas for Blogs, Scripts, Stories and More
by Bryan Cohen

PAGE 56: this is an ebook, so sentence is from location 56

If you have the desire to write and you can give yourself the permission to have this passion in your life then you are a writer.

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* definitely a good read for writers and writers-to-be

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Tips On Writing

H I P
H I P
H O O R A Y
to the NaNoWriMo participants!

They have gone through another year of intense writing and hopefully churned out some good stuff for us readers to delve into in the future.

For those who want to gear up for next year's session...

Here are some tips to keep in mind which author of Random Magic, Sasha Soren, compiled for her Take Five Series.

Building new worlds

Creative Geography

Spinning the story

View the complete list here.
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If you're interested in a bit more on the art of writing, try this...

The Gettysburg Approach to Writing and Speaking
Like a Professional
by Philip Yaffe
Description from the amazon:
Effective writing and speaking are critical for all students and professionals in this challenging and competitive world. Professional level writing and speaking depend on only a handful of easy-to-understand principles.

The Gettysburg Approach goes straight to the foundations, defines these principals and explains how to apply them. Through a variety of examples and simple exercises, this exceptional guide will help anyone sharpen their skills and rapidly learn to write and speak clearly, concisely, and persuasively.

My two-bits:
Good reference guide for both writing and speaking.

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And if you budding authors want to incorporate a blog or website to promote your wonderful books then read this too...

Author, Beware These Website Pitfalls
by Dreams and Speculations
Excerpt:
1. Every author’s website should include an easy-to-read, complete bibliography that makes it absolutely clear whether a book is in a series (and where in the series) or not.

2. Keep readers in the loop on when they can expect new books–especially in series.

3. Please, please, please make the website easy to navigate.

4. Read complete article here.

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* The Gettysburg Approach review copy was courtesy of author