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Post by diane on Jul 30, 2007 0:18:03 GMT -6
I know Midge has said she has been involved in book clubs and I just wondered why and if any one else has been in one. I joined a book club in Adelaide over 20 years ago. Someone would nominate a book that they had read (90% of the time the book was out of print) - most of the month people would scramble around trying to find the book usually succeeding in the last week. I was introduced to quite a few authors - Anne Tyler, Alison Lurie, Criena Rohan etc. A few years ago I was reading a lot so I joined a library book club to diversify my choices (I liked Victorian classics and English crime). I found a lot of the selections not books that I would like. I also think I have branched out a bit. I like biographies now and I also like modern books (up until 1960).
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jul 30, 2007 9:12:15 GMT -6
I have not been in a book club, but on a similar level, I was once part of a Writer's Club. Several aspiring writers and authors would meet every Wednesday evening and share their works. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) I used to write stories and a little bit of poetry at that time and I enjoyed it immensely. :thumbsup: But that is something that I somehow lost interest in over the years. ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png)
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Post by diane on Jul 30, 2007 14:44:24 GMT -6
My daughter writes - she has written a book (which hasn't been published) and she started when she first left school writing film reviews and travel articles free for a local magazine. For a few years she was also involved in the city's writer's festival. I think it is a wonderful talent that I wish I had. Maybe one day Larry you will pick up a pen again. When you are raising a family or just getting on with life a lot of things are put aside.
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jul 30, 2007 14:57:55 GMT -6
I have, in my possession, two manuscripts to two different novels I had written — neither have ever been published, nor do I ever wish for them to be published. I had a third one (all of them were sequels) which was partially finished when I destroyed it one day. (Actually, I think this subject might have been mentioned once before here at the Diner.) ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) However, I have several works of poetry I had also written which has been published. One of these days, I'll see if I can look through boxes in the closets somewhere to maybe unearth these treasures and post them. :thumbsup:
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Post by Midge on Jul 30, 2007 18:07:48 GMT -6
I would love to see your writing, Larry. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jul 30, 2007 23:23:44 GMT -6
Some day I will get around to looking for those. Actually, I think I already may have an idea where they could be. I'll try to look in the next few days or so, if I remember. ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png)
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Post by diane on Jul 31, 2007 0:21:46 GMT -6
I'll look forward to reading them as well Larry.
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jul 31, 2007 8:51:02 GMT -6
Well, I actually took a few minutes to look for them this morning, but they didn't turn up where I thought they would be. ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) :unsure: I'll have to look more in-depth later. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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