Author Julie Gilbert Discusses the Writing of Her New Book ‘Giant Love’
Julie Gilbert Today, we delve into the enduring relevance of the themes explored by Pulitzer Prize -winning author Edna Ferber
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Here’s something you don’t hear from most writers: I absolutely hated writing as a kid. HATED with a capital “hated”. It always felt like a punishment. And when you grew up starving for attention and getting into all the trouble possible to try and get it like I did, writing usually WAS a punishment. Most school days involved me writing out sentences 50-100 times (a la Bart Simpson and the chalkboard) such as “I will not throw and stick multiple pencils into the ceiling during Geometry class.” If not sentences, then I was forced to write a full-page essay on why I was sorry for…God, the list is endless. So, anytime your basic, run-of-the-mill writing assignment or paper was due for class, my forehead promptly fell to the desk. Hard. Had to write an essay about that, too. Contest opens in 8 days | Remind Me Needless to say, I was a bit of a rambunctious kid and teenager. Constantly looking for approval, ways to entertain, and anything I could do to make people laugh. The only thing that seemed to keep me out of trouble (and sitting still) were movies and TV. Once home from school, Spielberg became my babysitter, Zemeckis made sure I stayed out of trouble, and an endless number of stand-up comedians and sketch comedy groups were my friends. I didn’t need any more than that. I was more than happy to dive into these stories, tales, and bits of humor with full abandon and let my imagination run wild. Little did I realize that the countless hours in front of my television had engrained various styles of storytelling in me without my even knowing it, leading me to dream up my own stories and characters. Lord knows I didn’t write any of them down. Not yet anyway. A pivotal point in my life was when I did as most younger siblings do and I copied my brother by becoming an actor. I didn’t even know if I’d be any good…but it sounded fun. “You mean I get to be the center of attention and […]
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Julie Gilbert Today, we delve into the enduring relevance of the themes explored by Pulitzer Prize -winning author Edna Ferber
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