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A good story is like a motorcycle. All the parts move together and move forward. (7-8-99)
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Writing a Novel? Leonard Tells All…
By Leonard Bishop (Ed. This was part of a series Mr. Bishop wrote in 1985, “…for people who are interested in writing a novel but who have felt too inadequate to begin.” The advice rings true today! His other pieces … Continue reading
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Because I Have Something to Say! (Repost)
Because I Have Something to Say! Posted on January 13, 2013 by Catherine Hedge He dared us to write well! By Catherine Hedge Anyone who uses the phrase, “indomitable” must have met my writing mentor, the late Leonard Bishop. He grew … Continue reading
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“……and the truth is not always cruel”
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A Beautiful Reminder of Christmas! Thank you, Leonard! by Leonard Bishop Leonard Bishop My son, Luke, asked me, “Dad, is there a Santa Claus?” I sat fixed in a painful decision. Five-year-old children must…
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Thankful for Words of Wisdom, Part 2
By Catherine Hedge I used to shake my head at some of Leonard Bishop’s teachings. He’d harrangue us with writing advice. His voice would bellow with authority…insistent, commanding, and frightening! Frightening because he said it with such force, I figured … Continue reading
Thankful for Words of Wisdom
(There are several writing groups around the country who began with Leonard Bishop. Each of us writers and dreamers are thankful to him every time we sit down to our desks, or curl in front of a fire to “percolate” … Continue reading
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Men Will Be Boys
by Leonard Bishop, Author of Dare to Be a Great Writer It was a good day in both our lives. A day separated from the world of calamity and fright–from decisions and moralities. There was only Luke and me–a nine-year-old … Continue reading
A Pair of Persistent Threats
by Leonard Bishop There are two persistent threats that intimidate all inexperienced writers who want to write novels. And unless they avoid those threats, they will never write their novels. When I was instructing at the University of California, in … Continue reading
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We Grow Through Time
by Leonard Bishop I enjoy remembering, but I do not believe in photograph albums. They are bulky, and troublesome to maintain. There are always stacks of pictures in the drawer, waiting to be placed on the pages. Years ago I … Continue reading
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Tagged aging well, American Novelist, Arturo Toscanini, Beat Writers, best American novelists, Communists, Dare to Be A Great Writer, growing older, Joseph McCarthy, Leonard Bishop, photographs, surviving as a writer, writer's studios, writing inspiration, Young Communist League, your life in photography
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The Writer’s Life: A Social Vacuum
by Leonard Bishop Don’t quit your present employer to become a professional writer until you have learned how to be alone. It is not the lack of talent or skill that stops someone from succeeding as a professional writer. Talent … Continue reading
Write a Novel? Invent Life
by Leonard Bishop Let’s get to the plot-line. A plot-line is the razzle-dazzle and suspense of the story. Here are some exaggerated examples to use as a guide. If you are writing a first-person novel (telling the story of what … Continue reading
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