I finished the book, Run by Ann Patchett. It was a good book, very easy read. On the back, the Chicago Tribune is quoted as saying "Patchett's finest work...Run is dazzling from the start." I don't necessarily agree with that statement. It is good, but not a book that you can't put down. If I had to choose between The Secret Life of Bees and Run, I would choose The Secret Life of Bees. The characters were better defined, and the story didn't take place over a long period of time.
I am on to a book by Barbara Delinski, called For My Daughters. I'm only about 50 pages into it, and so far it is good. The background on the 3 daughters is just being set. By reading the back of the book it looks to be good. Guess I will see.
I enjoyed writing the short story last Thursday. I felt like the bubble technique helped put my thoughts in some kind of order. Ususally when I sit down to write I revise a few times to make sure I have said everything I want to say and how I want to say it. I didn't like that we didn't have time for revisions. Ugh, it was like getting dressed in the dark. I hope I didn't walk out of the house with two different shoes on.
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I know how it is to read the back of a book and then not agree with it. It's very disappointing. I also liked writing the short story but I had so much trouble with it. I could not decided if I wanted to stay with longer version or try and cut it down to under 250. And it was very much like getting dressed in the dark. :)
ReplyDeleteI've got you hooked on revisions! ;)
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I had a colleague read through "flash," and he liked your story the best.
I love how you created your whole story from that one image.