Reading Telling True Stories has been like holding match to a gas jet for me. Whoooooosh! Suddenly, I'm hearing the words almost non-stop. In my dreams, floating in that gulf between waking and sleeping, when I close my eyes and drift, it's like the Big Guy in the Sky is sending down dictation.
Weird, but wonderful.
TTS is a collection of essays about writing non-fiction. Much of it is slanted to narrative newspaper writing, but the information and wisdom is valid and valuable, no matter what you write. I practically forced Barb to buy it, and she called yesterday praising it to the skies, in tears while she read a piece aloud to me.
So, get yourself to a bookstore or library or bookselling web site near you and get yourself a copy. Then dive in and swim around in it for a few hours. I think you'll be glad you did.
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Don't need to ask me twice! I'm 1-Click away!
Man, my husband is going to kill me! I just got an Amazon shipment yesterday, but I'm off again...
Thanks for the recommendation.
Thank you, Jerri! I think this is right up my alley right now. :)
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Amazon here I come!
It's weird, but I stopped at my school today and a teacher friends was raving about this very book. I put it on my list to check out, now I will move it to the top. Thanks Jerri!
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