Learn about American writers, their process, what helps to make them successful, and more!
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Betsy Byars started her career writing for magazines. Later, she turned her attention to writing children's books. In 1971, she won a Newbery Medal for Summer of the Swans. Ms. Byars enjoys writing...
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John Jakes is a well-known author of historical fiction. He is also a research fellow in the Department of History at the University of South Carolina. He discusses his trilogy, Love and War. He...
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S.C. author Dori Sanders reads from her bestseller, Clover , and describes the characters in the novel. She talks about characters being based loosely on real-life but the stories being fictionalized...
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Matt Christopher opens by reading from The Kid Who Only Hits Homers. He states that all of his books are written to entertain the readers. He expresses the importance of writing with emotion. He...
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Eleanora Tate is an award-winning author of children's books. She discusses writing The Secret of Gumbo Grill. Her idea for the book came from the fact that there were few books dealing with modern...
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Cassandra King is a best-selling novelist whose fiction has won the hearts of readers everywhere, especially in the American South. A native of Alabama, she now lives in the Lowcountry of S.C., where...
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Recently beloved author Pat Conroy made his way through South Carolina, doing what he does best, telling wonderful stories. Joined by his biographer, Catherine Seltzer, Conroy and Seltzer entertained...
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Recently beloved author Pat Conroy made his way through South Carolina, doing what he does best, telling wonderful stories. Joined by his biographer, Catherine Seltzer, Conroy and Seltzer entertained...
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This week on Palmetto Scene, we sit down with Pat Conroy and his biographer Catherine Seltzer about his life and works.
