Category: authors
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John Hart: Why he writes character first
By G. Robert Frazier It’s a hard business, writing. Author John Hart, who spoke to a crowded room at the Nashville Public Library as part of the 28th annual Southern Festival of Books, knows that all too well. Hart admitted that even after having written four bestselling books, two of…
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Southern Festival of Books: Authors sound off on Dylan’s Nobel Prize
by G. Robert Frazier Singer/songwriter Bob Dylan is the first American in two decades to win the Nobel Prize in Literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” Before the ink was even dry on the announcement earlier this week, camps pro and con began…
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Author David Bell: Outlining novel is like having a security blanket
by G. Robert Frazier Writers who insist that “pantsing” is the best way to write their novel probably won’t be afforded that creative luxury with future books, especially if they land a deal with a major publisher, best-selling author David Bell says. The author of Since She Went Away (New…
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Stephen King entertains, scares Ryman audience
Fans typically want to see Scary Steve, the mind behind such classic novels as It, Carrie, and Salem’s Lot. But Scary Steve doesn’t travel. He works three to four hours a day holed up somewhere in the wilds of Maine coming up with ways “to scare the shit out of…
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