A friend (thanks Karen!) recently loaned me a book that’s titled “Family Album, Photographs of the 1890s & 1900s.” The book was “assembled” by Mark Silber and published in 1973. The photographs were taken by Gilbert ‘Burt’ Tilton and Fred W. Record, in Buckfield, Maine at the turn of the century (1900!). Silber assembled the … Continue reading
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Part II – Why Authors Need Memoirs! – Those Who Do
I wanted to follow-up on my theme of authors who do (or don’t) write memoirs. I was recently introduced to three authors who DID write a memoir/autobiography. It makes sense that a published author would write a memoir. Presumably, they already know how to write. But, do we get more insight into their writing … Continue reading
Part I – Why Authors Need Memoirs! – Those Who Don’t
There’s always the chance that an author writes a masterpiece, but where do the brilliant ideas come from? I saw a documentary about Ayn Rand a few weeks ago. Rand got the idea for “Atlas Shrugged” in a conversation that led her to think that the mind going on strike would be a good idea … Continue reading
Titanic – Walter Lord, and Many Views for One Story
I’ll confess that I usually switch on the television while I eat my morning cereal. Yesterday, HBO was showing the movie “Titanic” in my breakfast time slot. I’ve seen the movie a dozen times, but somehow it never gets old. There are so many aspects of the tragedy to contemplate, but the movie seems to … Continue reading
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