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Write Night Resumes: May, June Session Topics Set

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May 6, 2021 by briangruber No Comments
Write Night returned from hiatus last night with an evening of learning, writing, and sharing. Novelist Walter Mosley was the featured Master Class video presenter, and the importance of vivid, descriptive language was the subject.
 
Bangkok-based journalist, author, and publisher Tom Vater (pictured here) expounded on the subject after the video, followed by group discussion. 

Here are the next Write Night subjects for our Tuesday night, 7:30pm Indochina Time events on May 18, June 1, June 15, and June 29. 

Finding the Time to Write

David Baldacci on how to become a writer while holding down a separate job. How to plan a text.

The Elements of Story

Dan Brown on how to build a story; the use of conflict as a basic plot element.

Intrigue your Reader

James Patterson on creating scenarios that pull your readers along.  

Exploring Taboo and Darkness

Joyce Carol Oates on committing to what you want to write about; and how to break your craft out of your comfort zone.

All levels of writing welcome. As Walter points out in his video, we are all writers and storytellers. All Writers of Koh Phangan events are free, non-native English speakers welcome, and sharing is optional. Join our 600-member group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/writersofkohphangan
 
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89121534627
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WGBH Boston Jazz Critic Picks “Six Days at Ronnie Scott’s” As One of Year’s Best Jazz Books

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Missed this one.

Tessil Collins, Managing Producer of Jazz 24/7 from WGBH Boston, one of the most respected jazz shows in the United States on perhaps the country’s leading producer of original music content, selected by “Six Days at Ronnie Scott’s” as one of the best jazz books of the year. Here is the complete list, quite an honor roll of the country’s top jazz authors and journalists. 

Tessil Collins


    • Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music by Gerald Horne Monthly Review Press (April 22, 2019)
    • Arthur Elgort: Jazz by Marianne Houtenbos Damiani (September 25, 2018)
    • Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon by Maxine Gordon University of California Press (November 6, 2018)
    • Why Jazz Happened by Marc Myers University of California Press (February 26, 2019)
    • The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire by Ted Gioia Oxford University Press (July 6, 2012)
    • Jazz/Not Jazz—The Music and It’s Boundaries by David Ake, Charles Hiroshi Garrett and Daniel GoldmarkUniversity of California Press (2012)
    • Diggin’—The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music by Amiri Baraka University of California Press (2009)
    • Definitive Jazz & Blues Encyclopedia: New & Expanded Edition by Jeff Watts, Howard Mandel Flame Tree Publishing (March 15, 2019)
    • How to Listen to Jazz by Ted Gioia Basic Books (May 17, 2016)
    • The Jazz Pictures by Stanley Crouch and Carol Friedman Arena Editions (1999)
    • Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday by Angela Y. Davis Vintage (January 26, 1999)
    • The History of Jazz by Ted Gioia Oxford University Press (May 9, 2011)
    • Miles by Miles Davis Simon & Schuster (September 20, 2011)
    • Concise Guide to Jazz (7th Edition) by Mark C. Gridley Pearson(January 6, 2013)
    • Jazz: An Introduction to the History and Legends Behind America’s Music by Bob Blumenthal Harper Perennial (December 18, 2007)
    • Six Days at Ronnie Scott’s: Billy Cobham on Jazz Fusion and the Act of Creation by Brian K. Gruber CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 28, 2018)
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