Woman As Art
The Old Soldier has done it. Other writers have done it. You can do it, too. It may take a couple of years or so but you can do it.
If you write a series of flash fiction stories that follow one or more characters and put the stories together in a book, you just might have yourself a novel.
You have to make sure that there is over all narrative movement, that something or someone has changed. The change does not have to be a great change, but it does have to be a definite change.
Keep reading and keep writing that flash fiction.
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Winesburgh, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) was the first book of short stories that read like a novel that I ever read.
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English: First edition title page (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
How’s everyone doing?
The Old Soldier is on the sofa on his back with two pillows under his weary head as he sips on cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer and he thinks about karaoke this Saturday at Nico’s Recovery Room, the #1 karaoke bar/restaurant in the city. I’ll be sure to report back to you about what happens.
This is the Old Soldier blogging in Pittsburgh.
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Monica Lewinsky To Write Tell-All Book About Sex With Clinton
English: Monica Lewinsky, from her government ID photo by Office of the Secretary of Defense. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Remember Monica Lewinsky, the Washington intern who rocked then President Bill Clinton’s world with her mastery of fellatio? Well, our girl is back in the news.
The mainstream and the alternative media are full of reports that she is shopping around a yet to be written tell-all book about her affair with Clinton.
Ms. Lewinsky published a book in 1999 about the affair, but in was a rather sanitized version of what really happened. Reports say that this time the former intern will give graphic details as to what sex was like with Clinton.
The 14 years since Monica’s 15 minutes of fame have not been kind to her. Because of her infamy, no one will hire her. No man wants to be with her; and she’s broke.
English: Official White House photo of President Bill Clinton, President of the United States. Русский: Президент США Билл Клинтон,официальное фото Белого Дома. Ελληνικά: Επίσημη φωτογραφία Λευκού Οίκου του Προέδρου Μπιλ Κλίντον, Προέδρου των ΗΠΑ (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I distinctly remember during the scandal that several men’s magazines offered her around $250,000 to pose nude. She turned them down. I always thought that was a mistake on her part.
Now she has one last chance to cash in. She may as well take it.
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