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You Can’t Write Until You Grow the F Up

What I learned was that to write a book you have to first become the person you need to be to write that book. I had to, like, literally change. I had to become a new person. I had to grow the f— up.
– Junot Diaz

Posted 02 October 2008 † Gordon § Just a thought § Links § Quotes ‡ Comments (0)

Writing and running with Murakami

Back in June I read Haruki Murakami’s essay in a recent issue of the New Yorker and was instantly captivated. Not only was Murakami’s story of how he entered the writing life (got a little sidetracked in his career running a Japanese jazz bar), but he described his entry into the world of running in [...]

Posted 27 August 2008 † Gordon § Books § Links § Reading § Writing § Writing process ‡ Comments (0)

The Way

Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by Tsunetomo Yamamoto
My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
“The proper manner of calligraphy is nothing other than not being careless, but in this way one’s writing will simply be sluggish and stiff. One should go beyond this and depart from the norm. This principle applies to all things.” — “Hagakure: [...]

Posted 15 July 2008 † Gordon § Books § Lessons § Links § Quotes § Work § Writing ‡ Comments (0)