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Tag Archives: Writing
Traiting Places: A Writing Trick that Worked for Me
Section three of In Time has been the longest, sloggiest sloggy slog I’ve ever worked through. That includes the interminable chapter of my thesis that lasted over a year (at least there I was actively, consciously, and quite effectively avoiding … Continue reading
Reading Well: The Painter by Peter Heller
{This is the first in an occasional series, inspired by the concise brilliance of @TheMovies With PopPop. I am often reluctant to review books, as I don’t want to speak ill of future peers (he said, hopefully). That makes this … Continue reading
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Tagged A River Runs Through It, Dog Stars, Justin Cronin, Peter Heller, Reading Well, The Painter, The Road, Writing
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You Can’t Live in the Songs of People Who Do Not Know Your Name
The quote–which I love–comes from a comment on Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor’s Dust, which I very much enjoyed. This comes from the always impressive Africa Is A Country folks: http://africasacountry.com/lots-of-little-kenyas-a-conversation-with-yvonne-adhiambo-owuor/ I have not listened to the interview, but I was struck by the … Continue reading
Pain & Excitement
Chapter 3 of In Time has been a slog. It’s been a slog because, fundamentally, I kne/ow that something was very wrong with it. It was too slow, too drunk, and too unclear in getting Elliot acting on his primary motivations. … Continue reading
Two Down, Said Sisyphus
This morning, I finished chapter two of In Time (working title only). Finished is an odd word: the chapters are in what I call roughs, meaning they are barely fit for consumption, and I would suspect bear little resemblance to whatever their … Continue reading