by Susan Gabriel | Feb 19, 2015 | My Books!, Southern writers
If you don’t receive my newsletter, you may not have heard my big news so here it is: Need a quick escape that doesn’t involve calories or committing to a long novel or a full-length film? I’ve got just the thing, and I’m super excited to tell...
by Susan Gabriel | Oct 11, 2013 | Books and Reading, Southern writers
Headline: Alice Munro Wins Nobel Prize in Literature. Any time a woman wins it is reason to celebrate. And so in honor of Alice Munro, here are seven quotes about the craft of writing that may surprise. I found these in an article in The Week, which began: Alice Munro...
by Susan Gabriel | Jun 20, 2012 | Nature, Writers and writing
According to Writer’s Almanac, Eudora Welty, born in Jackson, Mississippi (1909), wrote several novels, including The Optimist’s Daughter (1972), but she’s best known for her short stories, which she wrote, rewrote, and revised by cutting them apart...