The Paris Review Interviews, IV
In this candid interview, Kurt Vonnegut was asked "What are the god-given talents a good writer has?".
Vonnegut responded with a scathing attack on academia saying "Well, good writers are unlikely to come from an English department"
Why? Academia imposes taste too early,… Show more
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Arthur Schopenhauer • Works of Arthur Schopenhauer
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
In these short essays, Annie Dillard – the author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and An American Childhood – illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that characterize the existence of a writer. A moving account of Dillard’s own experiences while writing her works, The Writing Life offers deep insight into one... See more
In these short essays, Annie Dillard – the author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and An American Childhood – illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that characterize the existence of a writer. A moving account of Dillard’s own experiences while writing her works, The Writing Life offers deep insight into one... See more
Ten of the Best Books on Writing | Reading Room | Faber Academy
In my opinion, an artist must fulfill the following three basic requirements to be deemed “original”: The artist must possess a clearly unique and individual style (of sound, language, or color). Moreover, that uniqueness should be immediately perceivable on first sight (or hearing). That style must have the power to update itself. It should grow w
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