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Original Essays | December 12, 2009

Alexander McCall Smith: IMG The Courage of Others



I have recently written a novel about life in England during the Second World War. I felt some concern before I tackled this theme — the War... Continue »
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Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose by Flannery Oconnor
Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose

RobTheVaughn, August 25, 2007

O'Connor, one of America's finest writers, was also an expert speaker - able to write speeches as effective and amazing as her fiction. This collection will be greatly enjoyed by fans of her work who wish to understand some of the thinking behind them, or for anyone interested in the art & process of writing. Buy this book before you waste money on a writing workshop, because O'Connor understood writing far better than than workshop "experts". After all, those who can't do, teach. O'Connor proves in these writings that she was a do'er, not a talker.
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