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The Reading Room
“Pascal in The Rum Diary,” By Way of Beauty “Literature: The Hope of Walker Percy,” by Fr. Damian Ference Word on …Continue reading »
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Reflections on the UCLA Writer’s Faire, An Introduction
Was it worth it to drag myself out of bed at the crack of dawn on a Sunday morning to …Continue reading »
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Reflections on the UCLA Writers Faire: Getting Started As A Writer
One of the most difficult aspects of the writing life for me was just getting started. Just doing it. It …Continue reading »
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The Reading Room
Writer, Collector, Hunter of Rare Books, by Pradeep Sebastian for The Deccan Herald Lord Byron’s Personal Copy of Frankenstein To …Continue reading »
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Ann Patchett on the Art & Craft of Writing
“Why is it that we understand that playing the cello will require work but we relegate writing to the magic …Continue reading »
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Share the (Book) Love
It was love at first sight when I saw these brightly colored, whimsical literary note cards created by Veronica at …Continue reading »
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The Fictional Flannery: A Good Hard Look Reviewed
It was probably inevitable that I would read Ann Napolitano’s A Good Hard Look, a modern Southern Gothic written around …Continue reading »
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Beauty Break: Music For Your Ears, Part I
Reblogged from one tiny violet: April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate the beauty of the written word spoken …Continue reading »
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Announcing Literary Wives, A New Series
I’m excited to be hosting a new series on Persephone Writes along with three other spectacular blogging women! It’s a …Continue reading »
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Beauty Break: Music For Your Ears, Part II
Reblogged from one tiny violet: I don't think there's any such thing as too much Shakespeare. The Bard never gets …Continue reading »
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Beauty Break: Music For Your Ears, Part III
I love John Keats‘s slow melancholy in his “Ode to a Nightingale“. Nostalgia rings steadfastly through the work and brings …Continue reading »
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Literary Wives Book 1: Chameleons, Secrets, and Lies in American Wife
I might as well say right out the gate that reading American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld, was often like wrestling with an …Continue reading »
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Literary Bliss in Paris
I’ve long had a love affair with the legendary, romantic, and somewhat mysterious bookshop called Shakespeare & Company. It’s a …Continue reading »
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Guest Blog: Truth in Fiction - George Eliot's Romola
Reblogged from interesting literature: By Dr Hugh Mercer Curtler, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA I firmly believe that there is truth in …Continue reading »
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A Writer’s Wisdom: Ernest Hemingway
“In going where you have to go, and doing what you have to do, and seeing what you have to …Continue reading »
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Writing Through The Curves
I love baseball. Always have. I grew up hearing “Keep your eye on the ball.” And while it was said …Continue reading »
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Writing Through The Curves: Tip #1: Let go of the pressure.
Any writer serious about her work has undoubtedly heard or read the “written in stone” prescription for success: anywhere from …Continue reading »
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A Writer’s Wisdom: Flannery O’Connor
“There is one myth about writers that I have always felt was particularly pernicious and untruthful — the myth of …Continue reading »
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Literary Wives Book #2: The Paris Wife, A Literary Love Affair
Regular readers of Persephone Writes will already know about my literary obsession with Paris. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone when …Continue reading »
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Writing Through The Curves: Tip #2: Find a place apart.
In the film 42, the major curveball rookie Jack Robinson has to deal with is his race. As the only …Continue reading »
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