How Writing Goes from Good to Great
August 20, 2009 by Sophfronia Scott · 1 Comment
By Sophfronia Scott There’s a review of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden that I find so striking and inspiring that I keep a copy of it on my desk. Here’s what it says: “A novel planned on the grandest possible scale…One of those occasions when a writer has aimed high and then summoned every ounce [...]
How to Stand Up for Your Story
August 13, 2009 by Sophfronia Scott · Leave a Comment
By Sophfronia Scott On a recent flight I sat next to a businessman who described his wife’s love of writing. But she held back from writing the stories she really wanted to write for fear of offending her family. He wanted to know how he could encourage her to follow through. “Would your wife defend [...]





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