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Critic James Wood wrote the book on how to write a book—and how not to.

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  • Posted By: Sinibaldi @ 08/02/2008 2:34:36 PM

    At the first opportunity...

    In this period,
    and in its true
    light, the sound
    of a picture forgets
    and emotion in
    the care of a faith;
    a candle reappears,
    a delicate silence
    remembers a river
    and then, at the
    first opportunity,
    I'll love you my
    darling.....

    Francesco Sinibaldi

  • Posted By: FarrahAshline @ 07/28/2008 10:35:35 AM

    I disagree with Wood's statement, "If by flatness we mean a character ??? who serves to illuminate an essential human characteristic, then many of the most interesting characters are flat." And "roundness," he continues, "is impossible in fiction, because fictional characters, while very alive in their way, are not the same as real people." I believe that the very reason why people pick up a book is that they WANT to connect to their fictional characters for the real-ness they offer in relation to their own lives. What is wonderful abgout fiction is that they are no rules. The imagination has no magic formula and thank God. The last thing we need to do is start capping off creative intelligence.
    Farrah Ashline

  • Posted By: Sinibaldi @ 07/28/2008 8:56:49 AM

    Le concept du soleil naissant.

    J'écris l'histoire
    d'un triste regard
    qui erre doucement
    dans les larmes
    du soleil, et quand
    la neige disparaît
    dans l'aube de
    mes rêves, je donne
    la chanson et un
    reflet de poésie.

    Francesco Sinibaldi

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