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Tuesday, January 18, 2005
The Devil is in the Details!
Who: Monday Night Writers
What: Writing, friendship...
Where: Wired Cafe (map)
When: 7-9 pm, Monday February 7
How: With exuberance
Why: To Write!
Devil is in the Details... The "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996) shows this phrase as a variation of "God is in the details - Whatever one does should be done thoroughly; details are important. The saying is generally attributed to Gustave Flaubert (1821-80), who is often quoted as saying, 'Le bon Dieu est dans le detail' (God is in the details). Other attributions include Michelangelo, the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and the art historian Aby Warburg. 'The Devil is in the details' is a variant of the proverb, referring to a catch hidden in the details. 'Governing is in the details''and 'The truth, if it exists, is in the details' are recent variants.
For Class:
What: Writing, friendship...
Where: Wired Cafe (map)
When: 7-9 pm, Monday February 7
How: With exuberance
Why: To Write!
Devil is in the Details... The "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996) shows this phrase as a variation of "God is in the details - Whatever one does should be done thoroughly; details are important. The saying is generally attributed to Gustave Flaubert (1821-80), who is often quoted as saying, 'Le bon Dieu est dans le detail' (God is in the details). Other attributions include Michelangelo, the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and the art historian Aby Warburg. 'The Devil is in the details' is a variant of the proverb, referring to a catch hidden in the details. 'Governing is in the details''and 'The truth, if it exists, is in the details' are recent variants.
For Class:
- Bring a short sample (a paragraph or two) of a piece of writing (yours or someone else’s) you find chock-full and dripping with details.
- We’ll be doing an “in-class” writing practice, so bring paper, pen, etc.
- Bring something for Read/Critique
"Truth is in the Details" by Judy Reeves
Details, truthfully rendered, bring your writing to life and create connection points for the readers.
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Fact: We had dinner at 6 p.m.
Detail: We had dinner of roast chicken, boiled red potatoes, corn on the cob, and tomatoes. It was a little early for the corn; that, which she bought at the Farmer's Market earlier in the day, probably came force-ripened from some greenhouse in the middle of the city. Certainly not a farmer's field.
Single, telling details skillfully wrought relate more about a character or a place than a thousand more general aspects. MORE>>
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