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A blog by Elena Maria Vidal.
Almost anything that gets writers out of their comfort zone is creatively good. Travel gets writers out of their comfort zone (if it doesn't, it's not travel at all, just tourism).
This doesn't just apply to novelists. Barbara Tuchman, the eminent historian who died in 1989, insisted on exploring every possible World War I battlefield for herself before she wrote The Guns of August. And who would bother with an author who thought he could attempt to describe the American Civil War without personally visiting Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Antietam etc beforehand?
Thank you, my friend, for the link. I am glad my article entertained.
Do you have any trips planned? I am hoping for Provence in Spring and Tuscany in the Fall (all girls biking and eating trip - what a combination - just need a few more participants - let me know if you are game ;)
Thank you for posting a link to my page on your blog, my friend. I am glad you found the article entertaining.
Travel is educational and expands one's horizons in immeasurable ways.
Do you have any trips planned?
I am hoping to make it to Provence to visit my best friend in Spring and an all girls biking and eating trip through Tuscany (few spots open for fab writers so let me know if you want to join us ;)
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Fun article, and helpful even if one is not planning on writing a novel.
ReplyDeleteAlmost anything that gets writers out of their comfort zone is creatively good. Travel gets writers out of their comfort zone (if it doesn't, it's not travel at all, just tourism).
ReplyDeleteThis doesn't just apply to novelists. Barbara Tuchman, the eminent historian who died in 1989, insisted on exploring every possible World War I battlefield for herself before she wrote The Guns of August. And who would bother with an author who thought he could attempt to describe the American Civil War without personally visiting Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Antietam etc beforehand?
Thank you, my friend, for the link. I am glad my article entertained.
ReplyDeleteDo you have any trips planned? I am hoping for Provence in Spring and Tuscany in the Fall (all girls biking and eating trip - what a combination - just need a few more participants - let me know if you are game ;)
Thank you for posting a link to my page on your blog, my friend. I am glad you found the article entertaining.
ReplyDeleteTravel is educational and expands one's horizons in immeasurable ways.
Do you have any trips planned?
I am hoping to make it to Provence to visit my best friend in Spring and an all girls biking and eating trip through Tuscany (few spots open for fab writers so let me know if you want to join us ;)