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I am Sylvia Stein. And welcome to the show, here on Anchor. I apologize for not doing the show on Monday. It's been a busy time.
My children are doing things. My daughter had a recital. My son had a band concert. There's a lot of stuff going on in school because it's almost the end of the school year.
So I wanted to go ahead and take the time to do a show today. And I hope to do one on the weekend. I know I say that, but I am really going to try it very hard to do one. If not tomorrow, the evening for sure on the weekend.
It gets a little complicated when children are here because of the background noise. So that's why I always try to do it whenever I have some in between time. So anyway, but I welcome to the show. And today we're going to close up the section that we've been doing with the amazing book by author Amy Peters, the writer's devotional, 365 inspirational exercises, ideas, tips and motivations on writing.
And it's been a phenomenal, phenomenal book to use. I can't recommend it enough. If Amy Peters or author Amy Peters ever listens to this podcast, I would love to have her on this podcast to talk about the wonderful things that she created in this book because I think it's very helpful and very fascinating and it has really helped develop more of my writing skills by applying the skills that this book talks about. So hopefully, you know, in the future, if she ever has any time, I would love to have you on the show, Amy Peters, and again, your book is amazing.
And if you have not gotten this book, it's called the writer's devotional, 365 inspirational exercises, ideas, tips and motivations on writing. And my mother-in-law had it at her house, my mom, and then I went ahead and got my own copy and it's been one of the best things I've ever purchased and it's amazing. So I really just wanted to say that. But today we're going to start off with where we talked about going over the exercises from week 14.
And we're going to come right back to discuss the limericks and then our writing prompt before I dive into the rest of week 14 that we had started. So we'll be right back. We'll be right back with the Daily with Sillstein here on Anger, covering the book by author Amy Peters, the writer's devotional. Okay, and now we're going to discuss the limericks that we discussed on week 14.
It was week 14, Wednesday for writing class. And we're going to give you more examples of Edward Lear's limericks. And we're going to start with that on the Daily with Sillstein here on Anger. Give me just one moment and my apologies for all this background noise.
Okay, and here we go. Let's begin. Wednesday writing class review of Edward Lear's Limericks. Here on the Daily with Sillstein here on Anger.
Well, if we remember last week on Thursday, I discussed what Amy Peters or author Amy Peters put here. She gave an example of in the 1800s English author Edward Lear popularized the limerick and his popular book of Nonsense. And here, the example I had given is there was a young lady whose eyes were unique as to color and size. When she opened them wide, people all turned aside and stared away in surprise.
That was one example. And I went ahead and looked up more of his limericks. And I said, and I found, excuse me, I had some coffee. My apologies.
There was an old man with a beard who said, it is just as I feared. Two owls and a hand, for larks and a wren, have all built their nest in my beard. There was a young lady of rye, a ride, whose shoestrings were seldom untied. She purchased some clogs and some small-spotted dogs and frequently walked about ride.
There was an old man with a nose who said, if you choose to suppose that my nose is too long, you are certainly wrong. That remarkable man with a nose. And then there was an old man on a hill who seldom, if ever stood still, he ran up and down. And his grandmother's gown, which adorned that old man on a hill.
And there were quite a few examples. And it says here, there are some basic rules of thumb when it comes to writing limericks. Lines one, two, and five rhyme with one another. And typically, it says, typically contain seven to ten syllables.
And again, I have an issue with this phone, sorry about that. It says, and typically contain seven to ten syllables. Lines three and four are shorter, five to seven syllables, and also rhyme with each other. Limericks are always meant to be funny, verging on body.
So that's what it means. If you give those examples for writers on writing, I don't have it my own example. I would like it if you would call in to share yours, and I will try to work on mine. And hopefully you'll be able to work on your own limerick and share it with us.
So I would appreciate you calling in and sharing it with all of us. But I thought I'd go over some examples of limerick that were shared for writing class Wednesday. And we'll be right back with now, because we did Thursday editing, we're going to go to Friday biography. That'll be the next segment, and we'll be back.
And that was the limericks. The daily was so signed. Here on anchor. And we're back.
The daily was so signed. Here on anchor. Using the book by author Amy Peters, the writer's devotional. 365.
Exercises, ideas, tips, and motivations on writing. Alright, and now we're back, and we're going to go over, because we discussed Thursday editing last week. Now we're going to Friday biography. So let's begin on that Friday biography.
So let's do a little bit more of the orchestral here. Friday biography. Alright, well welcome to Friday biography. Here, using the book by author Amy Peters, here on the daily was so signed week 14.
And it says, there was something unusually vivid about her writing. That's why even if one disagrees with it, as I did frequently, it was unusually stimulating. She showed you things you hadn't seen before. She had a way of reopening questions.
And this is a quote by Leon. Sorry, here it says. Whist litter. So what does this all mean?
Well, it's talking about author Susan Sontag, who was born in New York City, but grew up in Tucson, Arizona, and attended high school in Los Angeles. Spent exceptionally bright. Sontag graduated from high school before her 16th birthday. Her greatest dream, which she aggressively pursued, was to grow up and come to New York and write for partisan review, and be read by 5000 people.
She received her BA from the University of Chicago, and did graduate, and did graduate works, sorry, in philosophy, literature, and theology at Harvard University and St. College, Oxford. Prolific and versatile, Sontag was the author of four novels, as well as dozens of short stories and essays. But she also made films, wrote and directed plays, and wrote new ground in criticism, bringing vivid writing to cultural reporting that she believed had become dull and lacking in style and aesthetics.
One of her most famous works was an essay, Noton Camp, published in 1964 and still widely read. For the next 25 years, she continued as a successful essayist. Although she did not enjoy the work, a long essay could take up to a year to complete. But it was through her essays that she was able to develop a singular voice.
So today we learned about author Susan Sontag. She was born 1933 and died in 2004. And she was a very influential writer. And if you have not checked out her works, you might want, I recommend that you do.
So you could find out more about this author. So I'm very glad we were able to share that today on Friday, biography, and the quote by Leon Whistlitter, who shared this quote in the book by author Amy Peters, the writer's devotional. So this was Friday biography. Friday biography on the daily with Silstein, you're on anchor.
Alright, and now we are going to discuss the section Saturday Books to Read here on the daily with Silstein. And here we go. The daily with Silstein, you're on anchor. The next section is Saturday Books to Read.
Alright, and now it's time for Saturday Books to Read after Friday biography. Here we go. Saturday Books to Read. Using week 14, the writer's devotional by author Amy Peters.
Alright, and now we have Saturday Books to Read. And it starts with Asop's Fables by Asop. I am sure the grapes are sour. And this is by Asop.
So it starts with the Fox and the grapes, the hair and the tortoise, tortoise, the boy who cried wolf, the town mouse and the country mouse. Virtually every child hears these tales during the early years of life. These Pables have become part of the Western literary tradition and culture. Who hasn't ever who hasn't ever uttered those famous words?
Oh, it's just sour grapes. Asop was a slave and storyteller who lived in Greece around 600 BCE. He did not intend the Pables for children. Rather, they were meant for adult listeners, cautionary tales about politics and the ills of society.
Asop collected the Pables from buried sources. Some can be traced to papyrus found in Egypt and written hundreds of years before Asop lived. The first English edition of Asop's Fables was published in 1484, primarily for adults. It was not until the 1700s that philosopher John Locke advocated using the Pables to teach moral values to children.
To this day, Asop's more than 650 tales continue to charm and educate with their gentle, non-judgmental tone. They impart the values of Western culture. From appearances can be deceiving to don't count your chickens before they hatch. We can thank Asop for some of the most commonly used and beloved adages of our day.
So that was wonderful to find out. We know, but it was wonderful to go back and learn about Asop's Fables and how important they can be. That was Saturday Books to Read. If you have not checked those out, which I'm sure you have, if you want to go back and read them, go back and find the Fables of Asop.
Here we go. This was Saturday Books to Read on the Daily with Silstein, your own anchor. Alright, and the next segment is Writing from Sunday. Here we go.
The Daily with Silstein, coming back with Sunday Writing from, using the book by author Amy Peters, the writer's devotional, 365 inspirational exercises, ideas, tips and motivations on writing. Alright, and now Sunday Writing from. So let's go into that, or dive into that. Sunday Writing from.
Alright, so that was Sunday Writing from, and all the music is provided by GarageBand. Why is it that? It says, that is the writing prompt we had worked on, but I'm going to reiterate it in case you missed it. I love the word that David Feldman created for his series of books that explore the same prompt in ponderables.
For him, there is no science or pop culture question to obscure to investigate. His wide-eyed approach to the world has created a series of bestsellers as well as many and engaging read and the answers to lots of the world's tough questions. Although he hasn't tackled one will there be peace in the Middle East, I might say that this prompt is too broad, that every piece of writing is an attempt to answer this question on some level. While that might be true, I'm thinking of the prompt in terms of the intersection between knowledge and creativity.
What do you understand about this universe of ours, the few others realize? Then how can this information become the basis for a compelling work of fiction or even a revealing expose? So, if you have not read any books by David Feldman, I suggest you look those up and then try to work on the why is that question. I'm going to also work on that one and the limericks of my own and try to write a short essay and discuss it on the next show.
This is the last segment of using the book by Amy Peters, The Writer's Devotional 365 Inspirational Exercises, Ideas, Tips and Motivations on Writing. But I will spend the first half of the show talking about the limericks examples if you have any and the writing prompt. And we will try to reveal the new book in the next segment. I will try to give an announcement on that before the show.
But if you have a suggestion for a review of a book that we can go on writing on any writing tips or a suggestion, make sure to call in to the show at Gear on Anchor or you can email me at sillwriter07 at gmail.com and we'll be right back. That was Writing Prompt Sunday. Here on the Daily with Silstine using the book by author Amy Peters, The Writer's Devotion. And now it's time for the wrap-up here on the Daily with Silstine.
The wrap-up here on the Daily with Silstine, here on Anchor. I hope you have enjoyed today's show of the Daily with Silstine. I know it doesn't feel like the Daily all the time, but I will try to do more episodes. And I do appreciate you guys listening and tuning in.
I hope you all will review the show on iTunes, on Anchor. Make sure that you tell us what your feedback, give us a call, check in. And hopefully I'll be setting up some interviews to have here on the show. I've already spoken to a few authors and writers and stuff.
And I've already spoken to them editors. And hopefully I'm thinking around late June, early July, set up the editors on editing. Sorry, show. But I hope to have them on soon.
I want to thank you all for tuning in today on the Writer's Devotion for listening. And this book, we've been covering it for a while. I really, really like it. I think that author Amy Peters, like I said, developed this book and you hone your own skills.
You're able to do so much with this book. You have not gotten it. Check it out. I've got it on Amazon.
I'm sure they have it everywhere. Look it up. It's the Writer's Devotion by author Amy Peters, 365 Inspirational Exercises. Ideas, tips, and motivations on writing.
And I hope that hopefully maybe if she's ever listening to the show, she would be able to come and try to interview her and ask her about this awesome book that she created. And I just love it because it's divided into different weeks. You can do so much. You can do this blog if you're trying to edit different things that you can work on.
And it's divided into Monday through Sunday as I've been covering. And I hope you have enjoyed this segment of The Daily with Stilstein. And I will see you back here hopefully in the weekend. But for sure next week on The Daily with Stilstein here on Anchor.
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