Last year, I read a lot of older works of fiction, like Can You Forgive Her by Anthony Trollope and Scaramouche by Raphael Sabbatini. I also read a few more modern works, like The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton, and excerpts from “modern classics” in the writing books, Reading Like A Writer and Revision. And … Continue reading They Were Sexist But They Were Fun
Tag: The Portrait of a Lady
I just finished the second, and final, part of The Portrait of a Lady, and I was puzzled by the ending (serious spoilers ahead, so if you don’t what to know what happens in the novel, don’t read any further). I was expecting something, a decision or a scene, hopefully one that involved the liberation … Continue reading Thoughts on the Ending of The Portrait of a Lady
In the format of a non-traditional critique, Writing that Scene examines the fundamentals of what it takes to capably convey a scene to one’s readers. The opinion expressed is my own, and other readers’ opinions may and will differ. If you are interested in sharing a scene of your own for a future post, click … Continue reading Writing That Scene: The Portrait of a Lady
Andrea Lundgren 