In a letter to a young girl who wanted to be a writer, C. S. Lewis said, among other things, “Write with the ear, and if it doesn’t sound nice, try again.”
If you’re not sure what he meant by that, read or re-read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. If you’re still not sure, read it out loud to yourself. The prose flows so well, you can’t imagine it being written any other way.
Think of a great author, born with a generous amount of talent, which he or she puts to use through consistent effort. Now think of me. Born with a certain amount of talent as well (let's say 10%), I rely mostly on mental effort (90%) to make my noveling dreams come true. Follow me as I unashamedly mimic already-famous authors in the hopes it will lead me to my own Great Noveling Way.
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Music for Writing About Death School
- I Forgot To Be Your Lover - William Bell
- Learning To Fly - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- It Doesn't Matter - Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Black Wave / Bad Vibrations - The Arcade Fire
- Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) - The White Stripes
- (Antichrist Television Blues) - The Arcade Fire
- Devil's Haircut - Beck
- Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John
- The Outsider - A Perfect Circle
- The Mark Has Been Made - Nine Inch Nails
- I Hate Myself And Want To Die - Nirvana
- World Up My Ass - The Circle Jerks
- My Body Is A Cage - The Arcade Fire
- Neon Bible - The Arcade Fire
- Black Mirror - The Arcade Fire
Books to Love
- Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
- Beach Music by Pat Conroy
- Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
- Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
- The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
- Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
- All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
- LIttle Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
- Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
- Chesapeake by James Michener
- The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
- The Patient by Michael Palmer
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
- Succulent Wild Woman by SARK
- The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
- The Stand by Stephen King
- Bag of Bones by Stephen King
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
- The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz
- Wishcraft by Barbara Sher
- On Writing by Stephen King
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