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Home→Published 2014 → July

Monthly Archives: July 2014

Emotions By The Number

Posted on July 30, 2014 by bill.adams111@gmail.comApril 30, 2015
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My project titled Chipotle is on hold. I had previously posted about a half dozen process notes on its development. I had the end zone in sight.  Now it’s packed away for a while. The reason is that I had … Continue reading →

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Silber – The Art of Time in Fiction

Posted on July 27, 2014 by bill.adams111@gmail.comJuly 28, 2014
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Not A Waste of Time Silber, Joan (2009). The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as it Takes. Minneapolis, MN: Greywolf Press, 114pp.   I bought this book on the recommendation of a writing instructor when I was having … Continue reading →

Posted in Good Books, Writing Advice | Tagged backstory, Time management, Writing advice | Leave a reply

Suskind – Perfume

Posted on July 11, 2014 by bill.adams111@gmail.comJuly 11, 2014
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A Smelly Book Suskind, Patrick (1986). Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. New York: Vintage. (Translated from the German by John E. Woods.) It’s difficult to conceptualize smells and to describe their essence in writing. Even familiar smells, like coffee … Continue reading →

Posted in Good Books, Literary | Tagged magical realism, murder, sense of smell | Leave a reply

Kennedy – Ironweed

Posted on July 11, 2014 by bill.adams111@gmail.comJuly 11, 2014
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Bums with Feelings Kennedy, William (1983). Ironweed. New York: Penguin, 225 pp. This beautifully written novel is a character study of homeless alcoholics in Albany during the depression. Sounds depressing, but it isn’t, because the characters are so alive and … Continue reading →

Posted in Good Books, Literary | Tagged character study, historical novel, homelessness, sociology | Leave a reply

Shacochis – The Woman Who Lost Her Soul

Posted on July 10, 2014 by bill.adams111@gmail.comJuly 27, 2014
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The Novel That Didn’t Know When to Stop Shacochis, Bob (2013). The Woman Who Lost Her Soul. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 713 pp. I’d characterize this as a spy thriller, in the camp of LeCarre, perhaps, although unlike LeCarre, … Continue reading →

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Writing Without A Muse

Posted on July 5, 2014 by bill.adams111@gmail.comApril 30, 2015
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This is another in my irregular series of posts documenting the process of writing my first non-genre novel, working title, Chocotle. Previous posts are lower in the stack. The purpose of this documentation? Many. One is that it helps me … Continue reading →

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