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Full of Artless Jealousy

Signal vs. Noise, one of the blogs I read on technology, productivity, and creativity, posted an article recently about being motivated in a constructive and positive way by jealousy. “Productive jealousy,” is an interesting theory, but I wonder if it’s really that common in practice.
Like the article’s author, I have always been plagued with a [...]

Posted 20 May 2008 † gordon § Authors § Blogging § Just a thought § Writing ‡ Comments (6)

A Brief Review of “Stone Reader”

Just watched a documentary called “Stone Reader.” I’m probably late in the game since it came out in 2002. There is no film more about “After the MFA” than this.
Morbidly, I watched and learned about a brilliant writer from the Iowa Workshop, who published a first novel in 1972 called “The Stones of Summer.” The [...]

Posted 29 September 2007 † gordon § Lessons § Uncategorized § Writing § Writing craft ‡ Comments (7)

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 mystery. So, I’m [...]

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