October 2020Meredith Sue Willis News Two new books: A science fiction novel
and a novella set in Southern West Virginia:
Publicity and Fun Online:
Youtube interview of MSW by Carter Seaton about Soledad at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqIrgCKE2eg&feature=youtu.beDiscussion of
Soledad in the Desert with Tyler Chadwell,
Eddy Pendarvis, Donna Meredith, Phyllis Wilson Moore
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and MSW at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z-tgU-BPUc&feature=share&fbclid=
IwAR31D10TsUdpz-BmOwNOdet0eZrQnMdBGvWcI0VKtkk2mo7cg64lwOtYPps.MSW talks about revision on Commaful.com--
Youtube talk on revision at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yCrTkUrvYc One Day Writing Workshop with Meredith Sue Willis ONLINE at NYUSaturday November 14, 2020
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Online (Zoom) Sign up now!
Jump Start Your Novel WRIT2-CS9002at NYU SCPS!
Comments on Saving Tyler Hake:
Meredith Sue Willis figuratively returns home in this unique novella! ~Phyllis Wilson Moore, West Virginia’s literary maven
Saving Tyler Hake is a realistic story told by English teacher Robin Smith about how she and other educators reached out to help a student following a family tragedy. Willis is a master story-teller and honestly reveals the same challenges faced by educators and families in Appalachia today. Great read! ~ Kathy Manley, author of
Don’t Tell’em You’re Cold: a Memoir of Poverty and Resilience Meredith Sue Willis’s vividly drawn characters pull you into their small town in the mountains of southern West Virginia where hurts, jealousies, and secrets won’t lie buried . . . ~ Anna Eagan Smucker, author of
Rowing Home Meredith Sue Willis is a masterful storyteller who never gives too much away, but uncannily gives just enough to keep me always eager for the next page. This novella is superbly nuanced with not a word misplaced. Meredith reveals the inherent selfishness in even the best of people, without judgment, an accomplishment few of her contemporaries can do as well. ~Marc Harshman, Poet Laureate of West Virginia and author of
Woman in Red Anorak, Winner of the Blue Lynx Prize.
Comments on Soledad in the Desert:Reading
Soledad in the Desert now, the loss of worlds Willis imagines does not seem entirely of the realm of fantasy, but rather a parable of loss, along with a hope for regeneration, that we should heed. ~ Diane Simmons The enjoyment of this story is all about a unique style of writing that works. It is the tale of a group of people re-inventing their culture on an alien world, seen through the eyes of one of the children. So, the story starts with simple and childlike writing, which develops as the child matures and society grows.
~ Gordon A. Long (
Renaissance Writer) Both books available from the usual online suspects. Or, order
Soledad in the Desert from the publisher
at
Montemayor Press. Order
Saving Tyler Hake from the publisher
at
Mountain State Press.
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