Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Cion---Ways of Living
Our writing doesn't have to be what we know. Zakes confirms that one learns from his writing, and he doesn't need to learn before writing. This is a significant point: writers are more diverse than expected---we don't have to have a fixed outline, no title needed before writing, and we don't need a paragraph of five sentences long to express our thoughts. I also love Zakes' nefarious ragamuffins on page 169; a description that may not have been used if more planning had guided his pen? To wrap up, is it possible to know what you are before you are told (page 88 summary)?? Well, the story doesn't know what it is before the writer places the last period. Thank you to our author today!
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I found his take extremely refreshing! I'm working on a novel about a 1930's burlesque dancer and a traveling circus.....obviously none of this is material I know from experience, and that's what really makes it fun to write!! I love doing research to write!!
ReplyDeleteI so hope you can use that stinking, rotting flower in your novel. I can see her traveling with it waiting for it to bloom.
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