I enjoyed this article in the New Yorker: “An Elegy for the Landline in Literature.” I’ve dealt with cell phones in my writing by never writing about them. Poof — they don’t exist. Likewise for computers and the web and … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I wrote a blog post, so I thought I should write one. First of all, I used to follow a lot of writing blogs, so I’ve read a lot of advice about writing, some of … Continue reading
I have a visceral negative reaction to some things (which I’m sure isn’t unusual). Certain Jim Steinman songs, for example. And the movie The Wall (my then-wife and I looked at each other halfway through and then we got up … Continue reading
I’ve been following, at a polite distance, all the disappointment (and outrage) about the end of the Game of Thrones TV show. It’s been interesting, since failures of storytelling are always good to study. For example, I’ve ended up with … Continue reading
The best writing has no lace on its sleeves. (Walt Whitman) Good writing is like a windowpane. (George Orwell) These two quotes came to my attention recently. I saw the first one in the New York Review of Books, and … Continue reading