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...botched attempt to appeal to a rural audience by claiming to have once been a farmer. That said, she added, “don’t be afraid to do something a little unexpected.” A speech’s impact can turn on the writer??s success at what Winston called “floating the balloon”—applying the tools and tricks that “will give a speech life and lift once you have the basic message and theme.” Those strategies range from humor...
...anyone else or for any idea.Of all the essays in the book, “The Case for Literature,” the lecture which inspired the compilation, is by far the most polished, most authentic, and most comprehensive statement of this idea. Gao contends that a writer??s utmost concern is “the portrayal of truth in human life.”However, in his view, the author’s work should be centered around neither a concern for verisimilitude nor a concern for creativity that may be “divorced from authentic...
...only did Clark have ample sources to draw upon, but also ample training. Her first exposure to the writer??s life came from a creative writing class she stumbled upon at Harvard...
...list to determine his next choice. Since recommendations are often way off the mark, and the bestseller list is perpetually infested with trade romances and Dan Brown potboilers, the online shopper is stranded with an ever-diminishing pool of options. Until recently, the reader was unable to judge a writer??s style when shopping online. The New York Times recognizes the importance of actually reading a chunk of the text and has been running first chapters of newly released books in its Sunday Book Review for years. The new ability to peek inside a book online...
...voluminous writer??known for 5,000-word days—kept a journal his sophomore year, which he summed up with five words: “Weather, Work, Smoking, Liquor and Love.” He joined fellow literary types as a member of the Signet Society, praising the Dunster Street club for serving “the best luncheon in Cambridge...