by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 29, 2009 | Dani Shapiro |
I’ve been trying to keep my computer issues out of my blog posts; but anyway, yesterday after I got my computer back, I went to Barnes and Noble, ordered a latte, and sat down to write a post. It had been a while (because of the computer issues). I wanted to...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 28, 2009 | craft of writing, Dani Shapiro |
Anne Enright, the author of The Gathering, winner of the 2007 Man Booker Prize, just wants to write, but as Dani Shapiro recently pointed out, some days it’s easier than others. “I need to write,” Enright said. “I go bonkers a bit if I...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 22, 2009 | catching moments, craft of writing, Dani Shapiro, details, Pam Houston |
In the car yesterday, I was listening to the CD that came with The Writer’s Notebook. On it are two recordings. One was a discussion on character. On the panel were Ron Carlson, Dorothy Allison, and Dennis Johnson. There was no introduction; it just started....
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 22, 2009 | catching moments, Dani Shapiro, journeys, place |
“Travel brings out my need for order.” Picturing the Wreck by Dani Shapiro Boarding passes, passports, confirmations. Scarves, coats, coffees, carry-ons. Phones, laptops, ipods, kindles. Chargers, adapters, converters. And then there are the liquids...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 19, 2009 | Dani Shapiro, journeys, place |
From Le Sirenuse, a hotel in Positano, Italy, that, in the dark green leather stationary folder, includes a bookmark. Imagine that. In a place as beautiful as this, that tiny nudge to pick up a book and read. Only after I take in the bookmark do I move to its quote...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 22, 2009 | craft of writing, Dani Shapiro, reviews, time |
Starting with the prologue, in which the narrator calls on the spirit of Vladimir Nabokov, time is everywhere present in Dani Shapiro’s Fugitive Blue. I read the novel in January of last year so time is playing with me and my memory as well. “Nabokov did...
