Feb 15 2012

Highlighted: The more personal…

 

The more personal your discovery, the more universal it is.

 

Laura Oliver
The STORY WITHIN (p. 5)


Jun 25 2010

Flannery O’Connor Technique

In his recent biography entitled, Flannery: A Life of Flannery O’Connor, Brad Gooch describes how O’Connor (1925-1964) avoided using any word twice on the same page. I avoid repeating words in paragraphs, but entire pages? That sounds like a stretch. It is, and that’s the point. Fresh, inventive expression of similar ideas adds to voice, creates a more forceful narrative, and improves the reading experience. Like jogging new, unexplored miles every morning.

Flannery O’Connor

Flannery O’Connor’s works at Amazon