Tag Archives: William Shakespeare

Classic, Classic

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Jeff Salter

Who Wants to Rewrite a Classic? By Jeff Salter Topic: If asked to rewrite/modernize a classic novel, which one would I want to adapt? This week’s topic was a real struggle for me. While I have, indeed, read and studied … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, Books, editing, favorite books, Jeff Salter, writers | Tagged Henry James, The Beast in the Jungle, William Faulkner, William Golding, William Shakespeare | 12 Comments

Lost in Translation?

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

Two weeks ago I did a mishmash of a ‘review’ about two, (at least), books and touched on the fact that they were translated. Something that had been nagging in the back of my head for many decades came to … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Books, characters, dialogue, experiences, imagination, inspiration, memories, Music, novels, poetry, reading, Tonette Joyce, writers, writing | Tagged Boris Pasternak, choosing words in translation, coining words and phrases, Ernest Hemingway, Lyrics Shakespeare, play on words, Shrek, subtitles, translations, William Shakespeare | 9 Comments

List-Ten

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Tonette Joyce

I am usually left out of many of the Facebook writer’s challenges because although I am a published writer, I am not a published book author. However, a rather famous author of my personal acquaintance recently hit me topic: Ten … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, Books, childhood, Friendship, Lists, Miscellaneous, poetry, Random thoughts, Tonette Joyce, writing | Tagged "There's No Place Like Here", A Remarkable Mother, Agatha Christie, An Hour Before Daylight, Anna Karenina, Artemis Fowl, Banned in the U.S.S. R., Boris Pasternak, Boris Pasternak's poetry, Can You See Me Now?, Cecelia Ahearn, Christmas In Plains, Daphne du Maurier, Doctor Zhivago, douglas adams, Dr, Eoin Colfer, Ernest Hemingway, Ghost Girl, Gretchen Archer, Hercule Poirot, James Herriot. All Creatures Great and Small, Janet Evanovich, Jimmy Carter, Kate Collins, Leo Tolstoy, MaryJanice Davidson, Oscar Wilde, Parnell Hall, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rosie Dunne, Stephen King., Stephen Vincent Benet, Thanks For the Memories, The Bishop's Beggar, the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, The Importance of Being Earnest, Tonya Hurley, War and Peace, William Shakespeare | 9 Comments

To Question or Not To Question; that is the Question

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Tonette Joyce

The topic this week is what question we would like to ask of our favorite authors. I cannot tell you what a bookhound I am. I am , and always have been, an avid reader,and before that, a compulsive listener. … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, Books, childhood, Family, Friendship, poetry, Tonette Joyce, writing, youth | Tagged Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, book hoarding, bookhounds, Ernest Hemingway, H.G.Wells, H.W.Longfellow, Leo Tolstoy, Norman Mailer, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stephenson, Stephen Vincent Benet, William Shakespeare | 9 Comments

My Conversation with Shakespeare… Among Others

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Jeff Salter

By Jeff Salter What would I say to (or ask of) my favorite famous authors (even if long gone)? Keep reading. William Shakespeare Let’s start with the Immortal Bard. I’d thank him for about half of his plays and tell … Continue reading →