Mystery Writer to Teach a Course in Mystery-WritingByline: DAN SCANLAN It's no mystery - writer June Weltman will teach a six-week adult...By ScanlanDan
Getting on the right side of it: Problematizing and rethinking the research paper genre in the college composition course To this end, Robert Davis and Mark Shadle, in their CCC article "Building a Mystery": Alternative Research Writing and the Academic Act of Seeking," ... Carmen Kynard -...
But Old God’s Time – the title referring to a period beyond memory – is not a cold-case yarn as such (even if it were, it would be lifted beyond the normal realm of the trope by Barry’s lyrical and poetic writing, occasionally liberated from form, occasionally punctuated with the ...
This novel is a real surprise. Authors evolve in time. Their writing gets better and better – if the writer is good to begin with, of course. However, it is surprising to see so much development in a second book. The fluidity of the story mesmerizes and simply catches you in: you ca...
I posted last week about several audiobooksI’ve been listening to. Audiobooks totally fit in with my lifestyle (to the extent I have one). I can listen to them while working, driving, writing, falling asleep, walking outside, and even watching soccer which I’m not too invested in. ...
What I found most intriguing and unique about this plot compared to others is that although Richard provides a well-paced, extremely detailed description of the course of events before and after Bunny’s death, he constantly alludes to the fact that he is a great liar, causing readers to qu...
We are writing to let you know that our father, Ron, died unexpectedly on May 13th. He was at home in his beloved “High Rise Hermitage,” in the living room overlooking the San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge. Ron was 91 years old and, as he loved to say these past few years...
who left indelible marks on television. All genuinely brilliant in their own ways. All deserving of auteur status. And, of course, all white men. When we assembled our list of TV visionaries to discuss in this EW U course, there was no arguing with the names we chose. We could’ve add...
–I don’t take book writing for granted. Ever. It’s a miracle every time. When I take a breath and remind myself that seven of my books have been published, I’m in awe. How did that happen? I’m so grateful that there’s always some help from above. Otherwise, I’d still ...
There was more but of the many memorable things I learned about this accomplished author, what I remember best, and took to heart, was his description of his research process. He said that when writing he intentionally postpones what he calls “applied research” until near the end. During ...