Tag: memoir
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Radio Show | Nahid Rachlin
Author, Nahid Rachlin, discusses her novel, Foreigner, memoir, Persian Girls, and short story, Strangers in the House that was aired on NPR’s Selected Shorts and read by actress Freda Fo Shen. Nahid has also authored the Jumping Over Fire, Married to a Stranger, The Hearts Desire, and a collection of short stories, “Veils” Nahid has…
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Radio Show | Chris Tatevosian
Author, Chris Tatevosian, discusses his memoir, “Life Interrupted: It’s Not All About You, ” about facing the challenges of multiple sclerosis. Order Life Interrupted @ Http://www.lifeinterrupted-nolonger.com So tune in. Listen to Chris’ podcast explaining discussing how chronic illness exacerbates common life stressors.
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Dear John, A Daughter’s Wish and Moments of Awakening…
My daughter recently stated that she hopes that my husband and I live to a ripe old age and that we die together, much like Noah and Allie in the movie based on The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks. My daughter had just finished reading Spark’s novel, now a movie, Dear John. That’s the great thing…
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Of Idiosyncracies, Formidable Personalities and Specifics
Describing an experience or person as bad or terrible will not suffice in fiction writing. Writing that the foster parents in a novel are mean or horrible does not flesh out the unique idiosyncrasies of their formidable personalities. Let us turn to the context of the orphan in a less than ideal foster home.
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The Screenwriter and the Fiction Writer
Screenwriters hold a wealth of knowledge that benefits the fiction writer. Screenwriter and playwright, Kendall Williams who runs Morningside Writers’ Group sees himself as a dramatist-teacher. Along with facilitating fiction writers and memoirists to learn the basics of story telling–character, plot, point of view, dialogue, setting, and theme, Kendall also teaches workshop participants how to…
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Radio Show | Screenwriter and Creative Writing Teacher, Kendall Williams
Screenwriter, Kendall Williams, describes the art of staging your writing to create savory, sensual and lively scenes as he discusses the challenges and triumphs of moderating Morningside Writers’ Workshops. Tune in. Kendall Williams is a Freelance Writer/Editor, and former Adult Basic Education and GED Instructor. His feature articles, film, and dance reviews appear online and…