On Writing

A couple of years ago I read a fascinating book called The Annunciation of Francesca Dunn by Janis Hallowell. It's about a teenage girl who believes that the baby she is carrying may be the next coming of Jesus Christ. It's one of those rare modern literary novels that is enjoyable. It explores many different themes yet still tells a good story. She has a new book out called She Was. I am about to go and ask the brains downtown to buy it for the library.

The reason I mention her is that she has a nice essay here on the nature of writing fiction. It's pretty good with some nice insight. Give it a looksee.