In this second course, we continue to learn from another diverse set of writers with varied backgrounds, education and stories to share as they talk about making characters come alive on the page, how they create plot for their stories and keep track of the action, and how importnant research is to any story, both fiction and non-fictions.
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In her interview, Emily Smith Pearce discusses the importance of having an outline, sharing your writing with others, and fitting writing into your daily life. She says that she often thought about...
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Born and raised in South Carolina, Ms. Rizer taught school for twenty-five years and raised two sons. Her first Callie Parrish book was written after she retired from teaching. Book number six was...
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While her first three novels are mainly about contemporary family life in the South, her fourth, Nowhere Else on Earth, is an historical novel based on a true story from the Civil War. Rich in Love...
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While her first three novels are mainly about contemporary family life in the South, her fourth, Nowhere Else on Earth, is an historical novel based on a true story from the Civil War. Rich in Love...
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A novelist, illustrator and publisher, Jonathan Miller grew up in Clover and graduated from Clover High School before making his home in Charleston, where he attended college. Mr. Miller is the author...
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A native of Charleston, which is also the setting of her novels, Rich in Love and The Fireman’s Fair, Josephine Humphreys was educated at Ashley Hall and studied creative writing at Duke University...
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This program features Karen Petit who is the author of Shandon’s Ivy League Mystery Series for children. In 2008, she published her first book for adults. A Paw on My Heart tells the author’s true...
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This program features Kate Salley Palmer. A native of Orangeburg, she started her career while at USC as the cartoonist for The Gamecock. Her cartoon strip, "Terrible Tom and the Boys", caricatured...
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Although known for her intimate portrayals of women’s lives, Mary Alice Monroe’s writing has gained added purpose and depth with her move to the South Carolina Lowcountry. Living on the Isle of Palms...
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Misty Massey was born in Virginia and moved to South Carolina when she was twelve. Her parents were both educators who encouraged her reading addiction, which started in kindergarten! She is known as...