Anyone who has lost a loved one to Alzheimers, or memory loss due to a stroke will find this very close to home: http://therumpus.net/2012/03/disciplesofmemory/
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Awesome debate on experimental fiction
Well worth the time to read it- http://htmlgiant.com/craft-notes/the-higgs-jameson-experimental-fiction-debate-part-1/ The most interesting part, to me, is when they argue whether or not cut-ups could still be considered experimental these days. It’s an interesting thought- esp. since how old the technique is and how some works based on cut-ups are part of the literary canon now. Also? … Continue reading »
Murakami + BBC = Awesome
This. Yes. This.
Most readers seem to expect fiction to have a single, stable truth. If it is a realist story, it must of course be “realistic” and have a certain objective truth. If it is a fantasy or science fiction story, readers expect a coherent world and consistent rules. Part of the genius of Kafka is his … Continue reading »
Awesome interview with Ben Marcus
One of my currently literary faves talks about great stuff here- http://www.themillions.com/2012/01/lethal-language-ben-marcus-urges-writers-to-march-on-the-enemy.html
Paranoia is a hipster’s disease
So, I found something I’d thought I’d lost ages ago between three moves: The Beat Generation cd’s. I used to love these things, back in those mad days when I was a teeanger/early twenty something. And it’s interesting now, listening to these with the current OMG HIPSTERS thing trailing around the internet and the media landscape. The above title, … Continue reading »
Awesome HTMLGiant article on the twelve dominants of the indie lit scene
[ they are talking small press and small publishing houses. Kindle self publishers please step back, and go froth in a cave elsewhere. thankyou] Anyway, I find this list interesting, and it makes me want to dissect it and write against it, using it as a way of destroying itself. Lit eating lit eating lit … Continue reading »
Alternative to Plot and Miyazaki
Anyone who’s even glanced at this blog knows I don’t like the Western concept of plot, and plotting, and the rising/falling action of Freytag’s Pyramid, or the simplistic Monomythic structure that has taken Hollywood blockbuster’s by storm. It’s a sad little raging of mine, since a lot of my stories do follow these plots. It’s ingrained … Continue reading »
Talking beyond the business of writing
In 2006 I’d set up a community blog, way back then, on a website I don’t own anymore. Sadly, I didn’t back it up. But we had great conversations, and we never ever talked once about the business. Of buying/selling/etc. It was passionate about writing/reading, and it contained philosophy and interesting back and forth. It … Continue reading »
Reading an interview with César Aira in the latest Tin House
And I’m so glad to find someone who writes like I write. You see, for the longest time I felt like a misfit. I never just sat down and wrote one thing. I would start and stop novels (some of them almost finished) over and over again for months, until one stuck and I finished … Continue reading »
