tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post8886921356082870188..comments2023-12-26T23:07:08.005-08:00Comments on TOMORROWVILLE: Maria Tatar (my favorite books on writing)David Isaakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-75663177691920953882009-08-12T14:00:04.276-07:002009-08-12T14:00:04.276-07:00Hi, Emma--
No, I've never heard of that--but ...Hi, Emma--<br /><br />No, I've never heard of that--but now I'm going to go hunt it down!David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-8765208305221621442009-08-12T13:59:24.128-07:002009-08-12T13:59:24.128-07:00Hi, Janet--
Yeah, movies can be disturbing in tha...Hi, Janet--<br /><br />Yeah, movies can be disturbing in that regard, especially when it comes to concepts like the fairest in the land...David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-33492991233955888222009-08-10T08:07:05.057-07:002009-08-10T08:07:05.057-07:00David, have you come across Francis Spufford's...David, have you come across Francis Spufford's The Boy Books Built? It's more memoir-like, but explores the same territory. And it's fascinating on the not-always-easy transition from childrens to adult fic...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-75688039186166892602009-07-30T15:39:23.634-07:002009-07-30T15:39:23.634-07:00What fascinating concepts! That's one reason I...What fascinating concepts! That's one reason I preferred reading over movies: the actors fell so short of what I imagined. But I'd never thought of age-speficity in this context.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.com