http://www.slushpile.net/index.php/2006/08/28/how-to-read-like-a-writer/ Writing about writing Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:54:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.slushpile.net/index.php/2006/08/28/how-to-read-like-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-223249 Rosa McCauley Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:49:17 +0000 http://www.slushpile.net/index.php/2006/08/28/how-to-read-like-a-writer/#comment-223249 VXpC2q Parks was born Rosa McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama. When she was still a young child her parents separated, and she moved with her mother to Montgomery. There she grew up in an extended family that included her maternal grandparents and her younger brother, Sylvester. Montgomery, Alabama, was hardly a hospitable city for blacks in the 1920s and 1930s. As she grew up, Rosa was shunted into second-rate all-black schools, such as the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, and she faced daily rounds of laws governing her behavior in public places. Ms. magazine contributor Eloise Greenfield noted that Rosa always detested having to drink from special water fountains and having to forgo lunch at the whites-only restaurants downtown. Still, wrote Greenfield, "with her mother's help, Rosa was able to grow up proud of herself and other black people, even while living with these rules.... People should be judged by the respect they have for themselves and others, Mrs. McCauley said. Rosa grew up believing this." VXpC2q Parks was born Rosa McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama. When she was still a young child her parents separated, and she moved with her mother to Montgomery. There she grew up in an extended family that included her maternal grandparents and her younger brother, Sylvester. Montgomery, Alabama, was hardly a hospitable city for blacks in the 1920s and 1930s. As she grew up, Rosa was shunted into second-rate all-black schools, such as the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, and she faced daily rounds of laws governing her behavior in public places. Ms. magazine contributor Eloise Greenfield noted that Rosa always detested having to drink from special water fountains and having to forgo lunch at the whites-only restaurants downtown. Still, wrote Greenfield, “with her mother’s help, Rosa was able to grow up proud of herself and other black people, even while living with these rules…. People should be judged by the respect they have for themselves and others, Mrs. McCauley said. Rosa grew up believing this.”

]]> http://www.slushpile.net/index.php/2006/08/28/how-to-read-like-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-58809 Roddy Reta Tue, 29 Aug 2006 02:47:09 +0000 http://www.slushpile.net/index.php/2006/08/28/how-to-read-like-a-writer/#comment-58809 Thanks for the heads-up on this book. My personal favorite among writing books is "Self Editing for Fiction Writers" -- any other recommendations are appreciated. Thanks for the heads-up on this book. My personal favorite among writing books is “Self Editing for Fiction Writers” — any other recommendations are appreciated.

]]> http://www.slushpile.net/index.php/2006/08/28/how-to-read-like-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-58805 paul volponi Tue, 29 Aug 2006 01:48:01 +0000 http://www.slushpile.net/index.php/2006/08/28/how-to-read-like-a-writer/#comment-58805 It's probably true that most people who want to write either don't read enough or read very well. But--, especially with teens, story telling is an oral art they've been following for years, and an ear for conversation, being able to pick it apart, judging the right voice and tone, can be quite a strength. And I'm convinced that somebody who has those good skills can move ahead as a writer without having a great interest in reading.-PV It’s probably true that most people who want to write either don’t read enough or read very well. But–, especially with teens, story telling is an oral art they’ve been following for years, and an ear for conversation, being able to pick it apart, judging the right voice and tone, can be quite a strength. And I’m convinced that somebody who has those good skills can move ahead as a writer without having a great interest in reading.-PV

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