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Stories in Letters

November 3, 2017October 20, 2017 ~ Evelyn Mitsunaga ~ Leave a comment

Save your emails, one friend told me.  You can tell a great story with letters.  Two good novels that are written as letters are:   Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple.  iTunes tells us that it will soon be a movie.   I read it before going to Antarctica.  Loved the story.     … Continue reading Stories in Letters

Surviving a Humor Writing Class: a Technology Rant

October 24, 2017November 21, 2017 ~ Evelyn Mitsunaga ~ 1 Comment

This lesson, titled “Precision,” is about editing.  Even though we have no pressure of grades in this on-line class, the teacher is quite critical––that's a good thing––and I have tried to do my best.  I like to get my money’s worth.  Our class of 13 is down to two or three, so I figure the … Continue reading Surviving a Humor Writing Class: a Technology Rant

Writers’ Journals

August 5, 2017August 6, 2017 ~ Evelyn Mitsunaga ~ Leave a comment

John Steinbeck lived near here when he wrote Grapes of Wrath, and maybe that is what drew me to the book, Working Days, The Journals of the Grapes of Wrath, edited by Robert Demott (more). Steinbeck wrote in longhand and started each writing day with a journal entry.   I found his notes to be inspiring and … Continue reading Writers’ Journals

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