by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 18, 2010 | craft of writing |
So much to love about Michael Cunningham’s new novel, By Nightfall, set in the New York art world. One of my favorite things is the way the main character Peter describes his world by reference to literary markers. For example, on the first page, he describes a...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 16, 2010 | Columbus GA |
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 12, 2010 | craft of writing, mfa |
Words Overflown by Stars, edited by David Jauss, is the craft book from the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA Program. I started it about this time last year and just finished it a few weeks ago. 432 pages of craft essays–a text book with the feel of a...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 10, 2010 | catching moments, place, shapes, the day |
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 8, 2010 | Columbus GA, essays, life, mfa, place |
I wrote a guest post for Doug Glover’s blog, Numéro Cinq, in the series he’s doing on what it’s like to live in various places. Here’s the first paragraph: In Columbus, Georgia, the seasons change, but they take their sweet time about it. First...