Now I know what I want to do: make interactive children’s books on the iPad. I’ve wanted our company to move in this direction. Maybe they haven’t been pitched the right idea yet. Maybe that’s what I need to do. Granted, the interactivity looks somewhat superficial, but I won’t know for sure until you buy [...]
Style is a writer’s way of telling the truth. Literary success or failure, by this measure, depends not only on the refinement of words on a page, but in the refinement of a consciousness, what Aristotle called the education of the emotions. –Zadie Smith, “Fail Better“
You are going to do this. There is no stopping you. You’ve made your decision, and nothing will stand in your way, God willing. There is no fear. This is a fait accompli. All doubt is merely stage fright, the fear of imperfection. The only way to achieve perfection is through imperfection. You chip that [...]
A collection of things I discovered and enjoyed this past year, whether or not they were released this year. Selections are in alphabetical order. What’s on your list?
Jonathan Lethem talks about his new book Chronic City with the LA Times (book excerpt in The New Yorker from a few months’ back). I didn’t read the whole interview, which is about a book I’ve not yet read but may later, but I did read and enjoy this paragraph:
An article over in Wired got me thinking about the genre of science fiction. It seems that writers and directors of “sci-fi” shows and movies dislike using the term “science fiction.” It has everything to do with the fact that the term connotes images of robots and aliens, spaceships and lasers. It’s basically, as the [...]
A few minutes ago, I finished the outline of the final chapter of my novel. In some ways, I am relieved that the end is finally in sight. Yet I can’t help but acknowledge that a great part of me right now almost mourns the loss of that perpetuity, that ongoing storytelling process. I’ve known [...]