The Process of Writing Non-Fiction Recently, I explored the creative process used by fiction writers. Thriller writer extraordinaire John Sanford’s explanation prompted me to develop questions for non-fiction writers to consider. By answering them myself, I got a feel for their validity and could provide others with a sample of the sort of process flow I was looking for.
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A conversation with award winning Beaufort writer Teresa Bruce about her upcoming book, “The Other Mother,” and the transformative power of chance encounters. Many years ago during his travels in Africa, Ernest Hemingway got to know a fearless young woman named Beryl Markham who showed him a bit of a memoir she was working on. The notoriously egocentric Hemingway immediately dashed off a letter to his editor, the legendary Maxwell Perkins. “She has written so well, and marvelously well,” Hemingway concedes, “that I was completely ashamed of myself as a writer. I felt that I was simply a carpenter with words, picking up whatever was furnished on the job and nailing them together and sometimes making an okay pig pen.” This is sort of how I feel about my friend, Teresa Bruce.
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If you’re between the ages of 6 and 18, Beaufort Children’s Theatre needs YOU! Auditions for “The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Jr.” have been set for Tuesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 11, at USCB Center for the Arts . (See specific ages and times below)
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Attention all Baby Boomers and wannabes – put on your leisure suits, your halter tops, wrap-dresses and platform shoes and get ready to boogie down when 8-Track, The Sounds of the ’70’s in Concert comes to USCB Center for the Arts beginning on September 6.
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When Andy Holloway was in Beaufort Middle School, his Social Studies teacher, Jennifer Woods, showed his class the movie, “Glory,” about the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. And she told them about another group of African Americans, born here, who fought for the Union even while they were still slaves.
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McIntosh Books in downtown Beaufort will host two fabulous literary events this month… and those are just the ones we know about! First, Beaufort’s own Cassandra King will be reading from and signing her new novel, Moonrise.
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The Society of Bluffton Artists presents “Expressions in Watercolor,” an exuberant collection of recent paintings by local artist Carol Snyder, on display from September 3 through October 5.
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Labor Day weekend presents photographers with one final opportunity for good photos before Beaufort County’s annual photo contest deadline at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 3.
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The Coastal Discovery Museum will host “Imagination” from August 29 through November 4 in the Hilton Head Regional Temporary Exhibit Gallery. This exceptional collection of abstract artwork is presented by the artists of Art Beyond Tradition.
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By Margaret Evans, EditorHey, parents… we survived another back-to-school week! The #2 pencils have been sharpened, the backpacks stuffed, the endless forms filled out and the dreaded uniforms tucked in. And that was the easy part.
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