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Tag Archives: narration

Want to Start a Fresh Essay? Write From What is Unsolved

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 24, 2012 by Sheila BenderDecember 17, 2012

If you have been having difficulty finding topics or ways into the areas that you most want to explore in your writing, try the following exercise I developed from reading Rilke’s Letter to a Young Poet to refresh your approach to writing personal essays. You may want to send your results in as entries to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Sheila Bender On Writing, WIR2012 | Tagged narration, writing advice, writing life

Two Old Dogs and a Reverent: 15 Musings on Persona

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on July 25, 2012 by Sheila BenderJuly 25, 2012

-1- I am reading Garth Stein’s novel Racing in the Rain. I am drawn in by the narrator, a dog named Enzo. As I read, I remember two other works in which dogs narrate–Billy Collins’ poem “The Revenant” and Eugene O’Neill’s essay, “The Last Will and Testament of Silverdene Emblem O’Neill.” In all of these … Continue reading →

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