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The Perfect Ending? Hollywood Versus the Novel, Part 1

Posted on January 4, 2013January 7, 2013 by Michael Kahn
T.S. Eliot opened his poem “East Coker” with the line: “In my beginning is my end,” and he closed it, “In my end is my beginning.” I wrote about beginnings in my last Poisoned Pen Press blog post–specifically, the form and function of a great opening line to a novel. My next post for that…
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The Art of the Literary Pick-up Line: “Hey, call me, Ishmael”

Posted on December 17, 2012December 20, 2012 by Michael Kahn
For an author, the opening line of a novel is the literary equivalent of the snappy pick-up line in a singles bar. Indeed, some of our greatest novelists are also some of our greatest pick-up artists. My latest post at the Poisoned Pen Press blog is on the great opening lines of literature. I end it with…
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