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No Longer Writing, Philip Roth Still Has Plenty to Say
In an exclusive interview, the (former) novelist shares
his thoughts on Trump,
By CHARLES McGRATH JAN. 16, 2018
With the death of Richard Wilbur in October, Philip Roth became the longest-serving member in the literature department of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, that august Hall of Fame on Audubon Terrace in northern Manhattan, which is to the arts what Cooperstown is to baseball.
Reading, drawing, painting or writing
The death of writing – if James Joyce were alive today he’d be working for Google
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890), View of a River with Rowing Boats, Paris, Spring, 1887.
There’s hardly an instant of our lives that isn’t electronically documented. These days, it is software that maps our new experiences, our values and beliefs. How should a writer respond? Tom McCarthy on fiction in the age of data saturation
Writing
Representation of an animal sacrifice scene in Corinth, Greek 600 BC PaintingWood National Archaeological Museum Athens
Writing is the physical manifestation of a spoken language. It is thought that human beings developed language c. 35,000 BCE as evidenced by cave paintings from the period of the Cro-Magnon Man (c. 50,000-30,000 BCE) which appear to express concepts concerning daily life.
Karl Ove Knausgaard: ‘Writing is a way of getting rid of shame’
Karl Ove Knausgaard, photographed outside his writing studio at home in Sweden: ‘I am just writing about my own discomfort in the culture.’ Photograph: Katherine Anne Rose for the Observer.
Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard’s bestselling, deeply exposing six-part memoir has been a literary sensation the world over – and upset not a few of his relatives. Here he talks about memory, male shame and why he can understand the warped thought processes of mass murderer Anders Breivik
Andrew Anthony, The Guardian, Sunday 1 March 2015
HOW CAN YOU MAKE YOUR WRITING MORE YOU?
Picasso – Portrait of Josep Cardona 1899
Because in this world it’s so easy to be not you.
Top Writing Resources to Enhance Your Writing Creativity
http://www.writingupastorm.com/.a/6a01156fd16a08970c0120a6a1ef8e970c-pi
Jan 28, Posted by interestingliterature
By Kate Funk
When writing creative content, writers need to have inspiration. What makes creative writing different from other forms of writing is that it requires a certain level of creativity and dexterity. From newbie to highly proficient writers, many would use various creative writing tools to come up with quality work. The Internet is home to a wide array of tools for this purpose. By effectively using these tools, it makes creative writing much easier and much more fun. So, what are some of the best tools that are specifically designed to unleash your writing creativity?
A musician of words
http://www.oilpaintingfactory.com/english/oil-painting-148352.htm
Lukasz Wojtusik speaks to Polish poet Ewa Lipska
In interview, Krakow poet Ewa Lipska offers a rich portrait of her homeland’s literary heritage: from fighting the communist regime, when books were everything and some poetry volumes had print runs of 10,000, to writing this year for the Polish rapper O.S.T.R.
HOW A DAILY WRITING HABIT MAKES YOU BETTER
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/writing-my-heart-out-gladiola-sotomayor.html
When people ask about my writing habits and hear that I write every day, they sometimes say, “Oh, I could never do that.” As if it were a choice. But the truth is it’s not. Writing, for me, is something I have to do. Otherwise, I just don’t feel like myself.
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