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This is the official Meetup group of the Boulder Writers Alliance, a non-profit organization established in 1991. You should join this Meetup if you are professional or aspiring communicator. Communication specialties we embrace include technical writing and editing, blogging, copywriting, marketing communications, journalism, fiction and nonfiction writing, instructional design and e-learning, online help, photography and videography, training, Web design, desktop publishing, graphic arts, and more.
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See all- Writers Who Read: Stella Maris - Cormac McCarthyLink visible for attendees
October's meeting--IN PERSON at the Boulder Library Main Branch 2nd floor Flatirons Meeting Room & ONLINE (see link when you register)--is Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy (USA, 2022) on Sunday starting at 2:30 pm (for 2 hours). Facilities information here.
Cormac McCarthy's sibling novel to The Passenger is told entirely through conversations between Alicia and her therapist at the titular mental health facility. What is a novel? It is constantly evolving to assume the shape of its story, even if that story requires us to confront the darkest thoughts of a mathematical mind. Better than any memoir, Stella Maris offers us McCarthy's deepest benedictory musings on his life and his art.
We are Writers Who Read. We use Literary Forensics to dissect a recent novel (published within the past 18 months) with the goal of uncovering how the author has utilized their skills for effect. Storytelling is an art, but it's not a mystery. Every writer must address the following:
- Structure, Timeline, Pacing, Suspense, Omission
- Point of View, including Voice, Character, Place
- Language, Tense, Imagery, Metaphor, Symbols
- Motivation: Making a story pop - generating a thrill
- Why this story? And why now? Industry considerations
We ask that all attendees read the entire book in advance of the meeting, and come bearing their discoveries of how the author has addressed each of the five points above.
What is Literary Forensics? Find out here: https://www.garyalanmcbride.com/literary-forensics/
