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Erna Buffie

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About "Let Us Be True:"

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"...Let Us Be True remains vital, present and taut throughout. A story as starkly beautiful as a prairie landscape."
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About Erna Buffie:

"Let Us Be True" is Erna Buffie's first novel. Her short stories have appeared in various journals from Room to The Vagrant Review of New Fiction. Over the past 25 years, Erna has worked in the film industry, producing award-winning documentary films, for broadcasters around the world. Her most recent film "Smarty Plants" won for best direction a ...more

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Erna Buffie The idea for Let Us Be True began with a want ad which read: "For sale, two mother-of-the-bride dresses. Size 12." I read it and wondered: who is this…moreThe idea for Let Us Be True began with a want ad which read: "For sale, two mother-of-the-bride dresses. Size 12." I read it and wondered: who is this woman? What kind of woman would sell her mother-of-the-bride dresses and why? Those questions resulted in the birth of the book's central character, Pearl Calder.(less)

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Erna Buffie My advice to aspiring writers is simple:
1. Read as much as you can.
2. Sit down and write every day, without fail. It doesn't matter how much you writ…moreMy advice to aspiring writers is simple:
1. Read as much as you can.
2. Sit down and write every day, without fail. It doesn't matter how much you write: some days you'll write a paragraph, other days you'll write three pages.
3. Make writing a routine and ritual. Do it at the same time every day, for a set length of time.
4. Quit when you're excited and you know what you want to do the next day. Don't stop for the day when you're worn out and frustrated.
5. Find a writing group: like minded people who are as committed to getting published as you are. You want to surround yourself with writers who have good critical minds and people who are each others biggest fans. Competitive grad student types who like ripping things apart are of no use to a writer. We're hard enough on ourselves as it is...
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I've spent almost 25 years behind the camera; rarely in front of it. So when a filmmaker showed up on my doorstep this morning to shoot an interview, reading and a small tea-making scene that will be part of the trailer for my new book, Let Us Be True, I wasn't too sure how I'd react. Would I wind up looking at the frame (like all good directors) and demanding that he change it? Would he get annoy Read more of this blog post »

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