April 2018 – Princeton Writes

Inspiration for Writers: “By Heart” from The Atlantic

Stephanie Whetstone2018-04-25T15:38:26-04:00

By Heart By Heart is a series in which authors share and discuss their all-time favorite passages in literature. See entries from Colum McCann, George Saunders, Emma Donoghue, Michael Chabon, and more. The most recent contribution is “How Gabriel Garcia Marquez Created a World in a Sentence” – The novelist Mary Morris explains how the opening line of One Hundred Years of Solitude shaped her path as a writer. Special thanks to our own Gwen McNamara for sharing this wonderful series!

Inspiration for Writers: “By Heart” from The AtlanticStephanie Whetstone2018-04-25T15:38:26-04:00

A Writer for All Seasons

Stephanie Whetstone2018-04-16T16:05:43-04:00

Undergraduates are warmly invited to join Princeton Writes' 2017-2018 visiting instructor, Joe Seldner, for dinner and conversation on Wednesday, April 18, from 7:00-8:00 p.m., in Mathey College's Firestone Room (accessible from the Mathey/Rocky servery). In "Adventures from a Life in Writing: Finding Success in Journalism, Politics, and Entertainment," Seldner will share the lessons he has drawn from an eventful and eclectic career, including stints as creative director for two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks and as chief speechwriter for New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine. Questions he plans to explore include: Just how transferable are writing skills? Can a good journalist be a good speechwriter? [...]

A Writer for All SeasonsStephanie Whetstone2018-04-16T16:05:43-04:00

April Events for Writers

Stephanie Whetstone2018-04-10T15:21:47-04:00

Events for Writers Library Live at Labyrinth Presents Min Jin Lee — Pachinko: A Novel Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 at 6PM — Labyrinth Books Princeton Labyrinth and The Princeton Public Library are proud to present National Book Award Finalist Min Jin Lee, who will be reading from and talking about her celebrated new novel, a saga about four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family’s fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan, exiled from a home they never knew. Vanessa Grigoriadis & Anne McClintock in Conversation — Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus Thursday, April 19th, [...]

April Events for WritersStephanie Whetstone2018-04-10T15:21:47-04:00

invigilate (in-VIJ-uh-layt)

Stephanie Whetstone2018-04-09T08:00:30-04:00

Definition (Verb) 1. To keep watch; especially : to supervise students at an examination 2. supervise, monitor In Context "Since I have so often been asked about the mechanics of the job [of restaurant reviewer], it seems worth mentioning a few here…. In places designed for group eating, I often made up a group, though I tended to invigilate what was ordered: duplicate orders were banned and no one got to say, 'I think I'll have a steak.'" Peter Calder, The New Zealand Herald, 24 Dec. 2017

invigilate (in-VIJ-uh-layt)Stephanie Whetstone2018-04-09T08:00:30-04:00

audacious (ȯ-ˈDA-shəs)

Stephanie Whetstone2018-04-02T08:00:19-04:00

Definition (Adjective) 1. disposed to venture or take risks 2. unrestrained by convention or propriety 3. invulnerable to fear or intimidation In Context "It’s an audacious, perhaps delusional plan for a company that made its mark by building communal desks and providing refreshments. And so far, it seems to be working." David Gelles,“The WeWork Manifesto: First, Office Space. Next, the World” The New York Times, February 17, 2018

audacious (ȯ-ˈDA-shəs)Stephanie Whetstone2018-04-02T08:00:19-04:00

Writing at Its Best by Maureen Riggi

Stephanie Whetstone2020-03-19T13:10:19-04:00

Writing at Its Best by Maureen Riggi This post continues our series of reflections on the nature of “good writing.” For Maureen Riggi, Forbes College's office coordinator, poetry at its best creates a connection with the reader. Poetry has a pretty imposing stigma. But really, how do you decide whether anything you encounter is “good”? It mostly boils down to opinion. You know what TV shows you think are good, what books you feel have literary merit, and what music you think is better than the rest. So why do people get tripped up on poetry? There seems to be a [...]

Writing at Its Best by Maureen RiggiStephanie Whetstone2020-03-19T13:10:19-04:00

A Wrinkle In Time (1962) by Madeline L’Engle

Stephanie Whetstone2018-04-01T08:00:12-04:00

Critical Evaluation "Before they returned to the city, the family embarked on a 10-week, cross-country trip. It was during their time camping that L'Engle got the idea for A Wrinkle in Time: “We drove through a world of deserts and buttes and leafless mountains, wholly new and alien to me. And suddenly into my mind came the names, Mrs. Whatsit. Mrs. Who. Mrs .Which.” The story wove in elements of her life (many, including L’Engle, have identified the character Meg Murry as L'Engle), and although she had never taken a science course, she used elements in her story that she had [...]

A Wrinkle In Time (1962) by Madeline L’EngleStephanie Whetstone2018-04-01T08:00:12-04:00