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It Takes a Village
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, The Writer's Community on May 12, 2013
In 1996, Hillary Clinton published It Takes a Village, a book that asserts that it takes a community to raise quality (i.e. smart, well-adjusted, achieving, etc.) children. When you think about your own writing, it helps to think of your work as children, little beings who need a community of support to turn out well. […]
Embracing Structure as a Tool for Your Story
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Structure on April 7, 2013
In architecture, there’s an expression: form follows function. This means that the way something is used dictates the shape of the building (or components of it). So, for example, stairs on a stair case are designed the way they are so that they can function the way they are supposed to: to allow a person […]
Publishing News for Brad Windhauser (News)
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, News on April 4, 2013
Brad’s recent review of Solomon Jones’ The Dead Man’s Wife was just published at the Philadelphia Review of Books. In his review, Brad discusses (among other things) the author’s use of setting (Philadelphia), characterization, style, and the reader’s expectations of genre fiction: http://philadelphiareviewofbooks.com/2013/04/03/a-crime-at-dirty-franks/ In other news, Brad’s recent story “The Diagnosis” was accepted at Ray’s […]
Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never let Me Go (Review)
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Reviews on March 17, 2013
Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never let Me Go Some books take their time drawing you in. Kazuo Ishiguro’s dystopian novel Never Let Me Go is a perfect example, though once it has you, it carries you on an emotionally satisfying (and at times touching and sad) journey. It’s hard to discuss the book without revealing a few […]
Fun with Grammar
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Grammar on March 12, 2013
Here’s a fun sentence that is missing proper punctuation: Woman without her man is nothing. (You’ll find this example in several places on-line, so I didn’t create it.) It illustrates the importance of grammar (and knowledge of proper punctuation). The key here is proper. The idea is not to ensure that you follow the rules […]
Crafty Use of Point of View in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited.”
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Special Editions on February 23, 2013
Told in five sections, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited” makes use of its structure and point of view in order to align us with the protagonist, Charlie. Although Charlie has made a lot of “mistakes” in his life, the author uses Charlie as our point of view in order to invite sympathy for this character—this […]
Our Support System (In Honor of Valentine’s Day)
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Darlene, Emilia, Jennie, Linda, Special Editions on February 14, 2013
In Outliers, author Malcolm Gladwell identifies many factors that contribute to an individual’s success. One of them—a standout—is that no one succeeds alone; meaning, everyone has someone who helps him or her out along the way. For writers this is perhaps crucial. We need all kinds of help, from the peers who offer feedback to […]
Brad Windhauser Announces Launch of New Writing Project (and other activity)
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, News on February 2, 2013
A busy few weeks for Brad: New Blog Project: A gay author reading the Bible for the first time? Yep. Brad Windhauser chronicles his journey reading through the Bible for the first time (beginning with the New Testament) on his new site: http://www.BibleProjectBlog.com Author Profile: He is profiled on Jonnie Martin’s Blog site, talking about […]
The Use of Structure in O’Connor’s “Everything that Rises Must Converge”
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Special Editions on January 12, 2013
In “Everything That Rises Must Converge,” a story of a young man who attempts to teach his mother a lesson about her racial beliefs, author Flannery O’Connor uses structure effectively in order to gradually build and then capitalize on tension between a mother and her son. (The sections I mention here are the ones I […]
Submitting Work Is Like Dating
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Submissions on January 6, 2013
When I first started dating, I was just happy to have a boyfriend. My standards were low (even if the guys were truly nice, cute, etc.). I looked for a nice smile and answers to questions about what he liked to drink (preferably something alcoholic). These early relationships didn’t last. The issue wasn’t that the […]
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