tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967308592064240861.post3123867580764656138..comments2023-10-25T03:32:06.815-07:00Comments on brian's blog: Diary of a Writer: Do What You Do WellBrian Yanskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338795130182877245noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967308592064240861.post-2313640944197257942018-08-30T04:34:00.498-07:002018-08-30T04:34:00.498-07:00This is really awesome and beautiful.
Thank for th...This is really awesome and beautiful.<br />Thank for this sharing.<br /><a href="http://www.facecool.com/profiles/blogs/plan-your-year-and-achieve-your-goals-with-diaries" rel="nofollow"> New Year 2019 diaries </a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10378154367688752160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967308592064240861.post-3765223739051330272010-12-18T14:48:39.904-08:002010-12-18T14:48:39.904-08:00Very thoughtful comment. And, yep, Chekhov is a gr...Very thoughtful comment. And, yep, Chekhov is a great example of a writer who writes simple sentences and creates complex characters and stories. That actually makes me think that my idea of "beautiful" writing as the kind of long, complicated sentences in much of the work popular today is too narrow. I do think minimalist writing can be just as striking. The fashion of the sentence as minimalist or chock full of everything it can possibly contain does change periodically. Congrats on publishing Refugees and on your other publications--I see there are a few.Brian Yanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338795130182877245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967308592064240861.post-5890389906742752512010-12-18T08:08:52.201-08:002010-12-18T08:08:52.201-08:00I agree with you about the emphasis in grad school...I agree with you about the emphasis in grad school on lofty prose over a good, fast-paced (and marketable) plot. I was lucky to sell my MFA thesis (Refugees), though very little emphasis in our workshops was put on plotting, or how one might survive and even thrive as a writer after the workshops were over. <br /><br />If I were designing an MFA program, it would include a few meaty lesson plans on plotting, marketing, ways to make $ between books.<br /><br />On the flip side, an author can write unadorned, Chekhovian prose, but it still has to shine.<br /><br />So yes, definitely develop your own particular chops, whether they be in plotting, style of prose, or in subject matter.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.com