It's Top 10 Tuesday! Which Author is #4 in the Book Club Girl on Air Countdown?
I'm counting down our Top 10 Book Club Girl on Air shows every Tuesday this summer. These are the shows that have gotten the most live listens and subsequent downloads since they first aired!
Listen in to the show now and leave a comment about what you've learned or liked from it to be entered to win (US and Canada residents only). I'll pick one random winner from all comments posted by midnight, Friday August 12th.
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Great interview! I agree with Wally Lamb when he says the inability to forgive is like a prison. I feel forgiveness does not erase the wrong that has been done, but releases you from the anger,resentment and other negative emotions which prevent you from moving forward. A good lesson.
His publication journey took nine years to write the novel, The Hour I first Believed. The title was the first thing that he thought of as he listened to the song, Amazing Grace sung by Emmy Lou Harris.
I was interesting to hear how much music played a part in the development of this book; from the name all the way to the end. Also that Wally Lamb put together a "mixed tape" of all the songs that contibuted.
I really enjoyed hearing about how his work at the prison contributed to his writing - even to the point that he presented his own work to his class and they helped him to develop it. Very cool!
In the following poem, take a look at the interesting structure. One of the most interesting things to notice is the last two lines. As he is talking about being left alone with "her", he simply ends the poem on the word "her". It's a one-word line not because of constraints in the meter, but perhaps to show how alone he can be with her. It's a good example of how structure can add layers to a poem well beyond the words.
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Great interview! I agree with Wally Lamb when he says the inability to forgive is like a prison. I feel forgiveness does not erase the wrong that has been done, but releases you from the anger,resentment and other negative emotions which prevent you from moving forward. A good lesson.
Posted by: Daniela Masaro | August 12, 2011 at 11:10 AM
His publication journey took nine years to write the novel, The Hour I first Believed. The title was the first thing that he thought of as he listened to the song, Amazing Grace sung by Emmy Lou Harris.
Posted by: Ellie | August 12, 2011 at 11:41 AM
I was also interested to learn that it took him nine years to write the novel. It gives hope to those of us writers who take our time. : )
Posted by: Kelly | August 12, 2011 at 11:47 AM
I was interesting to hear how much music played a part in the development of this book; from the name all the way to the end. Also that Wally Lamb put together a "mixed tape" of all the songs that contibuted.
Posted by: Andriacm | August 12, 2011 at 12:05 PM
I really enjoyed hearing about how his work at the prison contributed to his writing - even to the point that he presented his own work to his class and they helped him to develop it. Very cool!
Posted by: Katie P. | August 12, 2011 at 04:43 PM
In the following poem, take a look at the interesting structure. One of the most interesting things to notice is the last two lines. As he is talking about being left alone with "her", he simply ends the poem on the word "her". It's a one-word line not because of constraints in the meter, but perhaps to show how alone he can be with her. It's a good example of how structure can add layers to a poem well beyond the words.
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