Writer’s Thought for the Week: The sole substitute for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through is art and literature. Alexander Solzhenitsyn
HISTORY VS HISTORICAL FICTION
Those of us who write historical fiction sometimes get so involved in researching the time period that we put off the actual writing. Once we start writing, another trap exists: telling the reader too much of what we learned. We must stay focused on the story as the essence, not the history.
When fiction becomes a vehicle for facts, the magic fades and readers withdraw from the author’s imagined world. When facts are used to enliven the lives of characters, the imagined world expands and envelopes the reader.
Deadline: February 17, 2012 (postmarked)
"The Poetry Foundation seeks one book-length poetry manuscript to be published by Graywolf Press as the winner of the Emily Dickinson First Book Award. The competition is open to any American citizen forty years of age or over who has not previously published a book-length volume of poetry. In addition to publication and promotion of the manuscript, the winner will receive a prize of $10,000." No entry fee.
"The Poetry Foundation seeks one book-length poetry manuscript to be published by Graywolf Press as the winner of the Emily Dickinson First Book Award. The competition is open to any American citizen forty years of age or over who has not previously published a book-length volume of poetry. In addition to publication and promotion of the manuscript, the winner will receive a prize of $10,000." No entry fee.
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