by Carol Major | Writers Journal |
I’ve had a rather colourful life. Some think this should provide copious material to inspire many novels. But one must be wary of too much content. It can suck you down. I am reminded of that family in Anne Tyler’s, The Clock Winder. Too much drama. Impossible to find...
by Carol Major | Writers Journal |
My father was a gunner in the merchant marines and there is a story of him getting drunk and missing a boat that was sunk by the Germans. Such stories were meant to describe the randomness of fate and fragility of good timing. They would always end with my father...
by Carol Major | Writers Journal |
In answering a question about the fundamental starting point for any story, Margaret Atwood replied,
“Be clear about who is telling this story to whom and about what.”
I come from a family of people who tell stories—often the same ones over and over again. One of...
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