J. D. Salinger Dead at 91
Just learned that J. D. Salinger, author, of course, of "The Catcher in the Rye," died yesterday. Here's the link to the Washington Post article about it: http://tinyurl.com/yegv3p7
Charlotte
Charlotte Rains Dixon mentors creative writers from passionate to published. Charlotte is a free-lance journalist, ghostwriter, and author. She is Director Emeritus and a current mentor at the Writer's Loft, a certificate-writing program at Middle Tennessee State University. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Spalding University and is the author of a dozen books, including The Complete Guide to Writing Successful Fundraising Letters, and Beautiful America’s Oregon Coast. Her fiction has appeared in The Trunk, Santa Fe Writer’s Project, Nameless Grace, and Somerset Studios and her articles have been published in Vogue Knitting, the Oregonian, and Pology, to name a few. Her novel, Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior, was published in 2013, and she is represented by Erin Niumata at Folio Literary. Learn about her annual writing workshops in Europe at letsgowrite.com, and visit her blog at www.charlotterainsdixon.com, where you can find all kinds of tips and techniques on writing and creativity.
Roy
I know. I was shocked to hear it. And Howard Zinn passed away, too. Good golly. 🙁
Charlotte Dixon
And Louis Auchincloss died this week, also. Sad week for American letters.