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Showing posts with label Literary Style. Show all posts
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Saturday, 5 July 2025

Packing lists and California cool: How Joan Didion made the personal iconic

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Before minimalism was a hashtag or lifestyle trend, Joan Didion was living it with elegance and intent. Her now-famous packing list, tucked ...
Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Joan Didion and the art of emotional precision: What writers can learn from her style

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Joan Didion never wasted a word. Her prose was as spare as it was surgical. It was a style that she forged as a journalist and later honed i...
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