Emily Giffin's Blog, page 9
August 14, 2010
August 10, 2010
Harper Lee
Harper Lee did have help in writing To Kill a Mockingbird. It takes nothing away
from her accomplishment to realize that the dynamic interplay between individual
effort and structural support is particularly pertinent to Lee's story. Writing is
like most important things: individual greatness matters, but it's not enough by
itself."
Click below to read more.
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/30/one-hit-wonder.html
from her accomplishment to realize that the dynamic interplay between individual
effort and structural support is particularly pertinent to Lee's story. Writing is
like most important things: individual greatness matters, but it's not enough by
itself."
Click below to read more.
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/30/one-hit-wonder.html
August 8, 2010
Today is the 25th anniversary of St. Elmo's Fire. One of ...
Today is the 25th anniversary of St. Elmo's Fire. One of my all-time favorite movies, I saw it the summer before the 8th grade. The characters would be about 48 now... I would imagine their lives would have turned out something like this:
Billy: nearly bald, but given his denial of adulthood, still keeps what little hair remaining on his head long and stringy, and still rocking the hoop earrings. likely has a beer gut too, though I'm sure he'd still be wearing those same torn tank tops on s...
Billy: nearly bald, but given his denial of adulthood, still keeps what little hair remaining on his head long and stringy, and still rocking the hoop earrings. likely has a beer gut too, though I'm sure he'd still be wearing those same torn tank tops on s...
August 2, 2010
all joy and no fun: why parents hate parenting
Fascinating article about parenting in New York Magazine... Makes me think of Claudia in Baby Proof--and the first line of that book. "I never wanted to be a mother." My writing partner, Kevin Garnett, and I just finished the screenplay. Very exciting!
Writing and Drinking
Brilliant: When you think about it, rules for drinking are not so different from
rules for writing. Many of these are so familiar they've become truisms: Write
what you know. Write every day. Never use a strange, fancy word when a simple one will do. Always finish the day's writing when you could still do more. With a little adaptation these rules apply just as well for drinking. Drink what you know, drink regularly rather than in binges, avoid needlessly exotic booze, and leave the table whil...
rules for writing. Many of these are so familiar they've become truisms: Write
what you know. Write every day. Never use a strange, fancy word when a simple one will do. Always finish the day's writing when you could still do more. With a little adaptation these rules apply just as well for drinking. Drink what you know, drink regularly rather than in binges, avoid needlessly exotic booze, and leave the table whil...
Thought for day :)
Brilliant: When you think about it, rules for drinking are not so different from
rules for writing. Many of these are so familiar they've become truisms: Write
what you know. Write every day. Never use a strange, fancy word when a simple one
will do. Always finish the day's writing when you could still do more. With a
little adaptation these rules apply just as well for drinking. Drink what you
know, drink regularly rather than in binges, avoid needlessly exotic booze, and
leave the table while yo...
rules for writing. Many of these are so familiar they've become truisms: Write
what you know. Write every day. Never use a strange, fancy word when a simple one
will do. Always finish the day's writing when you could still do more. With a
little adaptation these rules apply just as well for drinking. Drink what you
know, drink regularly rather than in binges, avoid needlessly exotic booze, and
leave the table while yo...
July 22, 2010
lilith fair with better world books
On the road with Lilith Fair and Better World Books!!... Every book you buy at Better World helps fund world literacy. They've raised over 8 million already--and have used that money to ship books to Africa, fund scholarships for girls in Southeast Asia, build schools and train teachers in Latin America, invest in rescued child soldiers in Uganda, and create tuturing programs in the US.
Join the Better World movement now!!
Could these Better World boys BE any cuter?
If you're a guy, how do yo...
Join the Better World movement now!!
Could these Better World boys BE any cuter?
If you're a guy, how do yo...
July 20, 2010
July 19, 2010
atlanta botanical gardens
Lovely event--but for the disgustingly hot & humid weather. Most I've ever sweated (although several girls insisted that we were perspiring) in my entire life...
My childhood idol Ralph Sampson...
My childhood idol Ralph Sampson...
