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Laugh and Learn to Write Fiction

By T.S. Poetry 12 Comments

There’s a new book on the street. (And in the pink limo.) The Novelist, a novella that will teach you how to write fiction, even as you get lost in a story of one big challenge, an elusive cup of tea, and a ruminating poet’s attempt to break free.

“Hilarious protagonist, ” says one reader.

Says another, “Barkat seamlessly weaves a compelling plot with alluring poetry, truth with fiction, and even profound micro-studies in relationships and the writing craft.”

“One of those rare books you’ll finish but leave on the nightstand, ” notes author Darrelyn Saloom.

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Comments

  1. Monica Sharman says

    August 31, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    Looks like that one is growing from the tree.
    I’ll plant a tree like that. 🙂

    Reply
    • L. L. Barkat says

      August 31, 2012 at 4:57 pm

      that’s where I get all my books from. Just have to know where the right trees are 😉

      Reply
  2. Will Willingham says

    August 31, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    Love this.

    The photo-artist is a genius.

    So is the author. 🙂

    Reply
    • L. L. Barkat says

      August 31, 2012 at 4:56 pm

      She sure is.

      the photo-artist, I mean 😉

      Reply
  3. davis says

    August 31, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    congratulations, L.L.!

    Reply
    • L. L. Barkat says

      August 31, 2012 at 4:58 pm

      thank you kindly, Nance. You’ve been with me from the start it seems. That makes me smile… 🙂

      Reply
  4. Darrelyn Saloom says

    August 31, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    Love it! Come and pick me up.

    Reply
    • L.L. Barkat says

      September 1, 2012 at 2:45 pm

      Don’t tempt me, Darrelyn 🙂

      Reply

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  1. September: Tea for Two (the diary of a coffee quitter) | TweetSpeak Poetry says:
    September 3, 2012 at 8:01 am

    […] swells instead of flash pot creative fires. After all, I am told that L.L. Barkat drinks tea, and she whipped out a novella in no time flat. (The Novelist speaks to the delicacies and elusive nature of a cup of tea, no less.) But if none […]

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  2. The Novelist: Where Fiction Begins - Tweetspeak Poetry says:
    December 19, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    […] to hear what you’re thinking about the story, about the characters, even about the process of writing fiction. Perhaps you’d share your thoughts from some of the third set of questions from […]

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  3. The Novelist: Fiction with Character(s) - Tweetspeak Poetry says:
    October 4, 2016 at 1:30 pm

    […] to hear what you’re thinking about the story, about the characters, even about the process of writing fiction. Perhaps you’d share your thoughts from some of the second set of questions from […]

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  4. The Novelist: What's the Big Idea in Fiction? - Tweetspeak Poetry says:
    November 1, 2017 at 11:10 am

    […] to hear what you’re thinking about the story, about the characters, even about the process of writing fiction. Perhaps you’d share your thoughts from some of the first set of questions from the […]

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