{"id":7404,"date":"2021-10-18T16:43:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T16:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/wordpress\/lavie\/?p=7404"},"modified":"2021-10-18T16:43:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T16:43:11","slug":"lvc-welcomes-semesters-second-visiting-writer-diane-zinna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2021\/10\/18\/lvc-welcomes-semesters-second-visiting-writer-diane-zinna\/","title":{"rendered":"LVC welcomes semester’s second visiting writer: Diane Zinna"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Josh Hildebrand \u201922, staff writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LVC will welcome the second visiting writer of this semester, Diane Zinna, as part of its \u201cWriting a Life\u201d series on Monday, Oct. 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her visit, Zinna will read from her debut novel, \u201cThe All-Night Sun,\u201d which follows a grieving woman, Lauren Cress, and her entanglement with a student, Siri, during a trip the two take to Sweden to celebrate Midsommar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The novel\u2019s story is somewhat based on true events. Much like Lauren in \u201cThe All-Night Sun,\u201d 20 years ago, Zinna travelled to Sweden with a friend. During the trip, Zinna recalls struggling with grief. Many years later, the idea for the novel came to her in a dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a dark period,\u201d Zinna said. \u201cOne morning, [after dreaming] I woke up and quickly outlined twenty chapters. The idea of telling a story of grief splashed against a canvas of Midsommar, a time of endless cheer, would provide a lot of opportunities for me to explore the complexity of grief.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nonlinear structure of the narrative reflects the chaotic nature of grief, an effect intended by Zinna.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrief feels like you are walking down the street and you see something that transports you to a memory,\u201d Zinna said. \u201cThe transition between past and present narration felt real to me, and there\u2019s an electricity in truth that readers can feel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since childhood, Zinna has had a love of writing. She recalls reading T.H. White\u2019s \u201cThe Once and Future King,\u201d a novel based on Arthurian legend, as sparking her creative writing journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI remember being amazed at seeing how the author brought details \u2018home,\u2019\u201d Zinna said. \u201cThat is something I have never forgotten, a technique the author employed, and I could see how he had done it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zinna has been teaching creative writing for over ten years. She created a writing mentorship program in 2014 to further aid writers and combine her passion for storytelling with her experience as a teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel that great writers are those who can translate a feeling for those who don\u2019t yet have the language for it,\u201d Zinna said. \u201cFor writers, being able to do this translation and seeing a reader \u2018get it\u2019 is a way of connecting that will make our art better for the rest of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zinna\u2019s reading will be held in person in Zimmerman (limited capacity) and on Zoom tonight. Registration is required for Zoom. Click HERE<\/a> to register.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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