Three Writers – A Connoisseur, A Maverick, And A Dyslexic

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Donald Trulove gives so much in-depth food for thought about writing.  His insight brings up many fine points about writing; it gives a new perspective to the enjoyment of a good read.

Trulove addresses some “conventional wisdom” norms.  The notion is that writing must bring forth truth in some way, he focuses on truth as a priority.  Something must reveal the truth even if it’s merely the heartfelt nature of the voice that rings out through in the script.

Trulove references the words of other writers, also. To paraphrase a quote from Norman Mailer; Truelove tells how Mailer says a truly great work should not show up on a bestseller’s list.  In other words, the very best writing is so profound it escapes the averages. 

More than this, Trulove believes that a reader should forgive and make exceptions for the shortcomings of an author’s writing if the content has a good message.  Even Tolstoy has awkward passages, but we read and love his work anyway. 

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Another exception to the rule is maverick journalist, Sarah Lacy

Sarah Lacy: “I like to joke that I’m ‘unqualified’ to do my job. But I think it was precisely that total lack of journalism training that gave me an edge. I don’t know how to write an inverted pyramid story or even really what that is. I do know how to write for different platforms, be scrappy, and break news. In hindsight, that’s probably the greatest stroke of luck I could have had.”

Yet she is an award-winning journalist who is ready to publish her second book. Lacy has been a reporter in Silicon Valley for almost ten years reporting on companies ranging from small fledgling companies to the largest public ones. She writes a biweekly column for BusinessWeek.com called “Valley Girl” as well.

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Stephan J. Cannel dyslexic writer goes from screenplays to novels.

Cannel tells of his struggles with dyslexia and the educational system in a lighthearted way.  By the time he flunked four grades, he said sixth grade wasn’t so bad.  He got to feel special because he was the only kid in his class who had a driver’s license.

Cannel, best known for the long-standing detective series, “Rockford Files” also wrote and produced “Hunter”, “The A-team” and “21 Jump Street.”  Now he’s into novel writing and hints of his work “Wise Guy” making a comeback.

 Author, screenwriter, studio executive, he was nowhere near an overnight success.  He owned a studio when producing his television hits, and has produced fourteen mystery novels to this date. 

His journey included a lot more rejection than the average person, but he persisted.  When he sold his studio for $180,000,000, he went on to writing mystery thriller novels.  He says he enjoys novel writing more than script writing, because the former has less restrictions.

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