- What Do Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, and Eudora Welty All Have in Common? [HISTORY BUFF]
- A beautiful Great American Novel map [SHORTLIST]
[Book Nerd Links] Another Bookish Map and Some Literary Ladies
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Category Archives: Writers
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Ted Hughes Quote
[Book Nerd Links] M Train, Blue Highways, and an Animated Virginia Woolf
- Patti Smith Talks Fame, Youth, and Her New Memoir, M Train [VANITY FAIR]
- The Blue Highways legacy [VOX MAGAZINE]
- An Animated Introduction to Virginia Woolf [OPEN CULTURE]
I’m only sharing three links today, but they are all worthy of your time.
Writers Writing: F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1921
Writers Writing: Philip James Bailey
Philip James Bailey in his study. He died on 6 September 1902.
Three Day Quote Challenge-Day Three: George Bernard Shaw and Joe Strummer
The rules call for one quote per day. Ever the rebel, I’m ending the challenge with two. I will not choose between my favourite (dead) writers, and you can’t make me! Waaaahhhhh!
George Bernard Shaw Quote
Joe Strummer Quote
Thus ends this fun exercise. Thanks for reading!
Details:
I was nominated for the Three Day Quote Challenge by Sita Rasa. Thanks so much!
Here are the actual “rules” for the quote challenge:
– Post one quote for three days (they may be your words or from another source)
– Nominate three bloggers each day to participate
– Thank the blogger who nominated you
I’m following numbers one and three. As for two…well, if you’d like to participate (and you should, because it is fun) feel free to nominate yourself.
Ernest Hemingway Quote and a Few Follow-Up Questions
“Prose is architecture, not interior decoration.”-Ernest Hemingway
What does this mean to you?
Do you agree or disagree with Hemingway?
Why?
Discuss!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Muse
“Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes around in another form.”-Rumi
Two Graves
“It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.”-John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent
Wall of Graves
This is my entry in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Muse.
[Book Nerd Links] Five Literary Links for a Warm Wednesday
- 20 Photos of Famous Authors Looking Badass [FLAVORWIRE]
- John Malkovich Reads Vonnegut’s ‘Breakfast of Champions’ [FLAVORWIRE]
- Born in Montparnasse [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- James Salter, 1925-2015 [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- Ludwig Bemelmans’ Paintings Offer Unique Glimpse Into The World of ‘Madeline’ [HUFFPOST BOOKS]
Music and Writing
Be warned. I’m about to ask you a common writing question, for no good reason save my curiosity.
Here it is…
Do you listen to music when you write?
18th century house concert. Unknown artist.
If you answered no: Why don’t you listen to music when you write?
If you answered yes: What type of music do you prefer to write to? Do you like it low? Slow? Loud? Fast? Some of the above? None of the above? Why?
My favourite music is loud and dissonant. I definitely don’t dial it back when I write. This allows me to tune out everything but the task at hand. This has been a habit since my high school days, only now I write stories and reviews instead of homework assignments.
What does your typical playlist look, and sound, like?
Click on the link for my Spotify playlist:
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