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Writing To Weave The Spell
As you may know, I'm a great fan of the works of the Canadian author, Robertson Davies. So, when I'm looking for inspiration and ideas, I turn to his articles on writing. I came across a speech he gave in 1990 for the Tanner Lectures in New Haven, Connect
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The Art Of Travel And The Art Of Writing
In Alain de Botton's engaging book, The Art of Travel, he distinguishes between the anticipation and recollection of travel versus the reality of actually traveling. When we anticipate, we study travel brochures and create in our imagination all sorts of
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How A City Can Be A Character In Your Novel
Can a city be a character in a book? Many years ago, in a writing class, I was told that I should try to make the setting, which was Toronto, my city of birth, a character in my book, Conduct in Question. I have puzzled over this piece of advice for many
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Venice: Mirror Of The Soul
Legions of artists have tried to capture the elusiveness of Venice in word, music and paint. Goethe, Thomas Mann, Dickens and Henry James, just to name a few, have penned magnificent lines. Richard Wagner and Mendelssohn have composed great symphonies and
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Venice, An Inspiration For The Writer
In my last article about writing and Venice, I raised the following question. How can a city so possess a writer so that no other place could possibly be a proper setting for the events, which must unfold in the story? And so, in telling you more of my o
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