#phyllis a whitney

[driveintheaterofthemind]

Vintage Paperback - Blue Fire by Phyllis A. Whitney

Art by Lou Feck

Bantam Books (1972)

[harrypotterhousequotes]

RAVENCLAW: "But emotion cannot be buried by words, though it can be aroused by them." –Phyllis A. Whitney (Hunter's Green)

[whatsinsideawritersmind]

A good book isn't written, it's rewritten.

Phyllis A. Whitney (from Guide to Fiction Writing)

[driveintheaterofthemind]

Vintage Paperback - The Red Carillon by Phyllis A. Whitney

Paperback Library (1972)

[remedialreviews]

The atmosphere is palpable, the titular house and grounds an evocative character (as it should be in a good gothic novel of suspense). While some of the human characterization isn't as effective, something that strikes me from this novel is the empathy. We have various disabilities as well as villainies treated with nuance and depth. If the romantic subplot is unsatisfying and the protagonist is nothing but a device, so what - I enjoyed the mystery and its surprising emotional depth.

[mysticpatrolsong]

Guide to Fiction Writing

Phyllis A Whitney

The Writer, Inc

1982

[monkeyssalad-blog]

1965 illustration by Eric Earnshaw by totallymystified Via Flickr: For Sea Jade by Phyllis A Whitney. From Woman.

[portiaadams]

Phyllis A Whitney was a masterful storyteller but happened to be a woman author who got categorized as a genre writer and so she’s largely forgotten and her books looked down upon.

It’s a shame. Her books’ use of setting, plot, character are a masterclass in how to build a story.

And I’m taking this as permission to go rewrite.