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Serials

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

I’ve recently read two great novels that were written as serials, Michael Chabon’s Gentlemen of the Road and Charles Portis’s True Grit. Of course, lots of classic novels have been written this way.  Dickens, for instance, wrote serials. I’m writing … Continue reading →

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Writing to the Punchline: True Grit

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

I’m reading True Grit now, and it’s fantastic.  If you saw both movies and wondered, the Coen Brothers and Jeff Bridges hit it closer to the mark. Here’s a short excerpt from early in the book.  I share it because … Continue reading →

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