Friday, December 23, 2005
DON'T FORGET TO SKINNY-DIP
Most writers start out writing about their own lives -- straightforward, narrative, autobiographical, "confessional" writing. This type of writing is important, but what we really want to see is what's underneath: For instance, are you an ocean, a river, a blade of grass? Step out of your everyday clothes and use metaphor to show us who you really are.
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ReplyDeletehttp://www.storysouth.com/fiction/2005/11/lady_cracker_and_daffodil.html
A magical story and a web site you probably already frequent.
What a great site! And the story... how imaginative. So much to like about the story, but I particularly like "the grand quiet that follows what st. john called the dark night of the soul." Good stuff. Thanks.
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