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Monthly Archives March 2008

Writing About Music for Writing

My friend Jeff has been talking about music, and particularly music while writing. Despite the fact that he brought up the scourge of John Denver, I felt compelled to respond. Truth be told, I haven’t been listening to much music lately. What? A black guy not espousing the joys of music to write to? What [...]

Posted 21 March 2008 † Gordon § Just a thought § Links § Writing § Writing process ‡ Comments (3)

What Do I Believe

In an article I read recently, the author had a habit of bringing up the notion of what a writer brings to his or her art. He used the words “beliefs� and “dreams� often enough to affect me. Maybe it was my half-awake state on the subway, but reading this article did more to shed [...]

Posted 20 March 2008 † Gordon § Just a thought § Writing ‡ Comments (7)

The Short Story? Dead to Me.

I know, I know. I dearly apologize for bringing this up over and over again. Yet, I’m morbidly fascinated with the notion of a literary form withering into a lonely death. And I’m sorry for the misleading headline. The short story isn’t really dead to me, despite not having written a new one in around [...]

Posted 06 March 2008 † Gordon § Writing ‡ Comments (19)