The opposing missions of the various characters create the plot.” ~ James N. Frey
Thursday Writing Quote ~ Frey
The opposing missions of the various characters create the plot.” ~ James N. Frey
Tuesday Writing Quote ~ Hawkins
I would actually write books totally full of nothing BUT kissing scenes, but apparently people like books to have, like, “plots” or whatever.” ~ Rachel Hawkins
Thursday Writing Quote ~ Alcott
I want to do something splendid…Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead…
I think I shall write books.”
~ Louisa May Alcott
Tuesday Teaser/Opening ~ Missoula
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer has been on my TBR list for a while. It's a sobering look at what happens on college campuses across the nation, and it's an indictment of the way the system handles these crimes.
Blurb:Missoula, Montana, is a typical college town, home to a highly regarded state university whose beloved football team inspires a passionately loyal fan base. Between January 2008 and May 2012, hundreds of students reported sexual assaults to the local police. Few of the cases were properly handled by either the university or local authorities. In this, Missoula is also typical.
In these pages, acclaimed journalist Jon Krakauer investigates a spate of campus rapes that occurred in Missoula over a four-year period. Taking the town as a case study for a crime that is sadly prevalent throughout the nation, Krakauer documents the experiences of five victims: their fear and self-doubt in the aftermath; the skepticism directed at them by police, prosecutors, and the public; their bravery in pushing forward and what it cost them. These stories cut through abstract ideological debate about acquaintance rape to demonstrate that it does not happen because women are sending mixed signals or seeking attention. They are victims of a terrible crime, deserving of fairness from our justice system. Rigorously researched, rendered in incisive prose, Missoula stands as an essential call to action.
Opening:
Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible ha nothing to do with being raped. Women don't get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they weren't careful enough. Women get raped because someone raped them.
Teaser:
But 76 of the 120—63 percent of the undetected student rapists, amounting to 4 percent of the overall sample—turned out to be repeat offenders who were collectively responsible for at least 439 rapes, an average of nearly 6 assaults per rapist. A very small number of men in the population, in other words, had raped a great many women with utter impunity.
Share the first paragraph (or a few) from a book you are reading. Here's the link: Bibliophile By The Sea
Thursday Writing Quote ~ Acton
So often is the virgin sheet of paper more real than what one has to say, and so often one regrets having marred it. ~ Harold Acton
Writers' Studio?
This is like Actor's Studio for writers. I'd love to see more of this sort of thing.
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