tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post4605651013959124175..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: See Me After ClassDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-44347963415474413442014-11-10T18:27:59.610+00:002014-11-10T18:27:59.610+00:00I like your approach on this! In my blog I tend to...I like your approach on this! In my blog I tend to focus on a lot of the same things. How does a good story really help influence the lives of an audience? Great stories that have influenced me were "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Grape of Wrath."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555532753021538579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-73727008202908355222014-10-10T09:52:32.168+01:002014-10-10T09:52:32.168+01:00Hi, Sandra. That's an interesting idea to keep...Hi, Sandra. That's an interesting idea to keep 'what not to do' books. I also like the idea of voices travelling with us after we finish reading the book. A good book is a welcome guest!DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-12970078919402951972014-10-09T18:49:50.070+01:002014-10-09T18:49:50.070+01:00Different books teach different things - I recentl...Different books teach different things - I recently finished the third of a trilogy by Chris Brookmyre and on finishing the third immediately started reading them all again, so excellent was the structure, but I've also hung onto books I've disliked, or thought bad because they contain things I Must Not Do.<br />Sometimes I get a hint or a straightening of the voice I want to use (NOT plagiarising it)Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-34545250567216883912014-09-18T16:06:33.927+01:002014-09-18T16:06:33.927+01:00Thanks for the recommendations, Chloe.
Abe Books...Thanks for the recommendations, Chloe. <br /><br />Abe Books seems to agree with you - they sent me an email showing a whole range of Steinbeck covers. http://www.abebooks.co.uk/books/legends-of-literature/steinbeck.shtml?cm_mmc=nl-_-nl-_-U140918-h00-steinbAM-123314TG-_-01cta&abersp=1DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-89950522299003391252014-09-18T12:54:04.057+01:002014-09-18T12:54:04.057+01:00Reading is definitely the best education for writi...Reading is definitely the best education for writing! All good books can teach something. I recently read The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and feel I learned a lot about how to write original, simple descriptions. I also always think of The Grapes of Wrath because the writing is sparse and tight and beautifully alive. John Steinbeck is incredible.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.com