Illustration of Scrooge and Marley’s Ghost by John Leech. First Edition of A Christmas Carol, 1843.
A Christmas Carol #3: Marley’s Ghost
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
This was originally published here on 7 December 2012. In what is turning into an annual tradition, I am re-posting it today in honor of its subject, my buddy Frank.
A Christmas Carol #2: Title Page
First Edition Title Page of A Christmas Carol. Illustrations by John Leech, 1843.
Robert Louis Stevenson on Language
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“All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer.”-Robert Louis Stevenson
A Christmas Carol #1: The Cover
Cover of the first edition of A Christmas Carol, 1843.
[Book Nerd Links] Triumphant Trollope, Coloring Books, and Playing Dress-up
Happy Birthday, Louisa!
Louisa May Alcott was born on 29 November 1832:
Louisa May Alcott
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“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”-Stephen King
[Book Nerd Links] Another Bookish Map and Some Literary Ladies
- What Do Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, and Eudora Welty All Have in Common? [HISTORY BUFF]
- A beautiful Great American Novel map [SHORTLIST]
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“A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.”-Edgar Allan Poe
What are your thoughts, fellow short story writers?
Is your philosophy at odds with Poe’s?
Let me know in the comments!
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