July 1st – William Strunk
“A careful and honest writer does not need to worry about style. As you become proficient in the use of language, your style will emerge, because you yourself will emerge, and when this happens you will find it increasingly easy to breakthrough the barriers that separate you from other minds, other hearts – which is,… Read More July 1st – William Strunk
July 2nd – Hermann Hesse
This day will never come again and anyone who fails to eat and drink and taste and smell it will never have it offered to him again in all eternity. The sun will never shine as it does today…But you must play your part and sing a song, one of your best. – Hermann Hesse,… Read More July 2nd – Hermann Hesse
July 21st – Ernest Hemingway
I think you should learn about writing from everybody who has ever written that has anything to teach you. – Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois. After high school Hemingway worked as a reporter for The Kansas City Star before enlisting as an Ambulance driver on the… Read More July 21st – Ernest Hemingway
July 22 – Margery Williams
‘It doesn’t happen all at once,’ said the Skin Horse. ‘You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept.” Born July 22, 1881, in London, Margery Williams grew up with a vivid imagination and a… Read More July 22 – Margery Williams
July 23, 1885 – Ulysses S. Grant
On this day, July 23, 1885, Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War General and 18th President of the United States, died at the age of 63 of throat cancer. Grant spent the final year of his life writing his personal memoirs to save his family from financial ruin. Ulysses. S Grant is best known for leading the… Read More July 23, 1885 – Ulysses S. Grant
July 24th – Zelda Fitzgerald
Zelda Fitzgerald was born Zelda Sayre on July 24, 1900, in Montgomery, Alabama. Known for her beauty and personality, Zelda is remembered for much more than simply the wife of a famous writer. In 1918 Zelda met her future husband as a young Lieutenant, recently dropped out of Princeton to enlist during WWI. F. Scott… Read More July 24th – Zelda Fitzgerald
July 25th – Archie Joscelyn
Archie Lynn Joscelyn was born on July 25th, 1899 in Great Falls, Montana. He grew up on a cattle ranch, and used his background in the West to write popular historical Westerns. He was incredibly prolific, and also authored a number of detective and romance novels. His first book, The Golden Bowl, was published in… Read More July 25th – Archie Joscelyn
July 27th – Peter Reading
“Eschew baggage for the expedition is brief “ Peter Reading Born July 27th, 1946, Peter Reading was an English poet, described by the Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry as “strongly anti-romantic, disenchanted and usually satirical.” After high school Reading studied painting at Liverpool College of Art, then from 1968-1970 taught art history. From 1970 – 1992… Read More July 27th – Peter Reading
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January 24th – Edith Wharton
“In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways.” Edith Wharton Author Edith Wharton was born Edith Newbold Jones on January 24th, 1862,… Read More January 24th – Edith Wharton
January 15th – Ernest Gaines
“My six words of advice to writers are: ‘Read, read, read, write, write, write.’” Ernest Gaines Ernest Gaines, the author of the American classics Of Love and Dust, A Gathering of Old Men and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, was born on January 15th, 1933, on a plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Over his career, he wrote eight books,… Read More January 15th – Ernest Gaines
January 11th – Diana Gabaldon
“When I decided to write a novel, I had two full time jobs and three children under the age of six, so I don’t want anyone telling me they don’t have time to write a book….Basically, the only bottom line is you just keep writing.” Diana Gabaldon American author Diana Gabaldon (pronounced GAB-uhl-dohn – rhymes… Read More January 11th – Diana Gabaldon
December 16th – Jane Austen
We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be. Jane Austen, Mansfield Park Jane Austen was born on December 16th, 1775, in Stevenson, a small rural village in England. There is a plethora of biographical information about Jane Austen, so I’ll keep it brief… Read More December 16th – Jane Austen
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