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Monthly Archives December 2006

Get off the Lit-Crit Tip

Second in an occasional series called “A Small List of Things I Had Known 10 Years Ago,” from Armand Inezian. You can read Part the First here. I’d like to add a disclaimer that this is not a how-to column. This column works best as point of reference, a tool by which you can stack [...]

Posted 15 December 2006 † armand § Guest posts § Lessons § Writing § Writing craft § Writing process ‡ Comments (20)

All Writers Are Vain, Selfish, and Lazy

Not my words. George Orwell said it. I’m reading Orwell’s essay, “Why I Write,” and this line pops out at me in bold, headline-size letters: “All writers are vain, selfish, and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery.” I know I fit that description. And I like a good [...]

Posted 07 December 2006 † Gordon § Authors § Reading § Writing ‡ Comments (2)

The Technology of Writing

I used to be into electronic music and hip-hop production. I was also once an aspiring DJ. In all of these creative pursuits, gear was a major part of the fun. Flipping through Guitar Exchange catalogs, spending hours online learning about vintage synthesizers, the newest samplers, and turntables kept me busy and deep inside a [...]

Posted 05 December 2006 † Gordon § Writing § Writing tech ‡ Comments (3)