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On Writing: Some Suggestions
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xscot mcknight
The following is a chunk of an address I gave to our Faculty. The address was called “The Professor as Scholar,” and some of it was devoted to some ideas about writing. Here are some of those suggestions. First, writing is not about “technique†or “method†but about “identityâ€. We write because of who we…
Guest Blog: Top Ten Novels (from my son Lukas)
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xscot mcknight
My son is a fiction reader, and here are his Top Ten Books: Novels. Thanks Luke. Did he miss some good ones? Top Ten (Semi)-Recent Novels 1. A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway- saddest bookI can ever imagine, and classic Hemingway dealing withwounds and scars and wars and failed love. 2. Native Son, Richard Wright-…
On Writing
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xscot mcknight
Every writer likes to talk about writing, the way golfers want to talk about golfing and parents want to talk about kids, and travellers talk about where they’ve been. I’ve been asked by some e-mailers and bloggers to talk about writing and what I do.
Top Ten Books: Biographies
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xscot mcknight
A list of my top ten biographies is likely to connect with nobody completely, but that is because biographies are enjoyed because they connect with us for a variety of reasons. I’ve listed those that I’ve enjoyed the most and some of them because the biographer himself was such a good writer. I could easily…
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