Author: Ellen
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Madam Bovary c’est moi: point of view, fiction, truth, and what one can and can not write about
I’ve read Madam Bovary three times, all before I turned twenty. The first time because my high school English teacher said it was a great novel, and I wanted to be the kind of girl who read great novels. The next two times were for two different college literature classes. The basic plot is lodged…
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Why write
For me it’s about the joining the conversation. When you’re a reader, you are listening. When you write, you express. I was a reader early in life. The library was my refuge from a . My siblings were readers. I was exposed to good books and a bit of fun trash. It occurred to me…
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Slantwise
Writing advice from my friend Jill: go for a walk in nature when you feel stuck. Ask for help solving the problem in your story and the solution will come, but “slant”, as Emily Dickinson says. Yes, exactly– go at it at an angle. It’s like kissing; if you go at it head on, you…