Onto Chapter 2 of John Gardner’s The Art of Fiction. 

We begin with Gardners’ opinions about grammar, and our opinions about those opinions, then we move on to his definition of genres and the great importance of “verisimilitude,” and, wrapping up the discussion, what Gardner thinks makes for a true artist writing great literature. For our exercise, 

Renee has described a landscape as seen by a bird, she did not mention the bird.

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We're starting our first book - John Gardner's The Art of Fiction.  Let's find out why writing instructors and blog keep recommending it to aspiring writers. We'll try to figure out what Gardner means by aesthetic law, if the literary cannon is worth a read, and we'll address the (male) elephantine in the room, er book. 

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Welcome to Words to Write by - a podcast where we discuss, chapter by chapter, those wonderful writing craft books purchased with the best of intentions but now gather dust on the bookshelf. No judgement! We’ve got our own bookshelves. Let’s tackle these books together and become the better writers we know we can be.

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