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Kimi Cunningham Grant

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Suspense, Fiction, Memoir

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Anthony Doerr, Leif Enger, Marilynne Robinson, Ann Patchett, Peter Hel ...more

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Kimi Cunningham Grant is the author of four books. Silver Like Dust is a memoir about her Japanese-American grandparents and their experience in the internment camp at Heart Mountain during World War II. Her second book, Fallen Mountains, is a literary mystery set in a small town in Pennsylvania, where fracking has just begun. In her third book, These Silent Woods, a father and daughter living in the remote Appalachian mountains must reckon with the ghosts of their past. Her fourth book, The Nature of Disappearing, features a woman who must team up with the ex-boyfriend who ruined her life to trek deep into the Idaho wilderness in search of a friend who's gone missing.

Before she wrote novels, Kimi was an award-winning poet and nonfiction w ...more

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Good morning Kimi. Thank you so much for answering my question. I greatly appreciate it. I want to be a writer, particularly a novelist like you. Like Jesmyn Ward. So, I guess my question is how do I become a novelist like you? How do I improve my ability to tell a story?
Kimi Cunningham Grant Hi Michael! I really believe in the power of reading books that you admire, studying those books, and learning from them. You can also join a writer's…moreHi Michael! I really believe in the power of reading books that you admire, studying those books, and learning from them. You can also join a writer's group, where you'll (hopefully) get meaningful feedback and support. As you may know, I made the transition from writing nonfiction to fiction, and I found Benjamin Percy's THRILL ME to be extremely useful. Best wishes!(less)
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Kimi Cunningham Grant Great question! I think reading is a nice place to start. Read widely, and, if you can, voraciously. As you read, think about what it is that you like…moreGreat question! I think reading is a nice place to start. Read widely, and, if you can, voraciously. As you read, think about what it is that you like--what draws you to a particular piece or style. Study it. Learn from it.

Having said this, I'll add that my favorite writers don't necessarily use good grammar. I assume they know their grammar; they just choose not to use it because their characters wouldn't. (Mine don't, either.)

If you're looking to improve grammar, the classic Elements of Style is a good reference. I'm interested in checking out the new Dreyer's English. And the OWL at Purdue is a nice, free online resource for things like grammar and punctuation.

Thanks for your question. Best wishes!(less)
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These Silent Woods
4.03 avg rating — 111,299 ratings — published 2021 — 20 editions
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The Nature of Disappearing
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Fallen Mountains
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Silver Like Dust
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“The thing about grace is that you don’t deserve it. You can’t earn it. You can only accept it. Or not.”
― Kimi Cunningham Grant, These Silent Woods
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“Because if your own child, the person for whom you’ve sacrificed everything, for whom you’ve broken laws as well as your own personal sense of boundaries, has lost confidence in you, and in turn, in themselves and the world at large, then what’s the point of any of it?”
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“Spin into regretting and wishing and remembering, and it's a vortex, that type of thinking. It'll suck you right down and you have to kick and claw your way back. Better to stay in the present.”
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