The lines in Jil's post about the difference between a short story and a novel are encouraging, especially if you're a novelist with a manuscript chock full of imperfections! Just what I needed to see, and you might need to see it, too.
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Cutting Advice from Patricia Highsmith
Not long ago, a former colleague of mine turned up her nose when I mentioned that I was enthralled in the middle of George R.R. Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire" saga. That really irritated me. Martin pulls off some very intricate, psychologically deep scenes, but all this snotty person could think of were the … Continue reading Cutting Advice from Patricia Highsmith
P.S. Dante’s salty bread
While a Kirkus Review item on Prue Shaw's Dante book praises Shaw for showing us the genius of Dante's work, there's something else I'd like to mention -- more of an aside than anything else -- that is just as worthy as her assessment of that mighty poem. The poet's biography, embedded in the lines. … Continue reading P.S. Dante’s salty bread
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