May 2010
3 posts
some of what's been read recently
Big Machine, Victor LaValle
The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barberry
The Lacuna, Barbara Kingsolver
The Talent Code, Daniel Coyle
Linchpin, Seth Godin
Maybe I will manage a proper entry on at least some of those. The Talent Code was fascinating. I read it over a long period of time, but I really enjoyed it. The basic idea is that most “talent” is based on repetitive, hard...
“If listening with honey can make a Scandinavian warrior great, imagine what it...”
– Frank Chimero’s student Sage Warner on Beowulf. She continues, “The version of Beowulf that I read in seventh grade described the hero as having honey in his veins. His greatest virtue was how, when he received his subjects in his great beerhall, he would listen to them — really listen. His eyes and...
“Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, one of eight rules for writing a short story [via] (via bobulate)