JD Salinger

JD Salinger

JD Salinger, my writing hero since 1990, has finally passed away from natural causes. Although a recluse, his writing that he actually published had far-reaching implications in my world.

He was the absolute master of what I call, “the two-sentence description” of a character. After those handful of words, you knew everything about that character and additional details simply reinforced that knowledge–rather than revealed character traits. It was, and still is, brilliant writing.

Thank you for the writing lessons . . . .

JD Salinger, author of Catcher In The Rye, dies at 91