Hey Everyone,
I'm enjoying the intelligent and insightful comments you are all making about the reading here. Truly, it's been a pleasure to get this first taste of your unique voices!
If you scroll down a bit, you'll see a new Authors We're Reading tab. I'm adding links to their web pages and anything else interesting I find on them, for your quick access. I find it fun to read an author's bio imagining myself in their life, see the steps they've taken, browse their book titles, and marvel at the awards or residencies they've won over the years. Then, think how I'm going to make it happen for myself. Not to unhealthily compare myself or my work to the work of another writer, instead to inspire myself and visualize what success looks like to me. I always learn something each time I look these crazy writers up. For example, what kind of residencies are out there-- it's never too early to start thinking about this kind of stuff. Residencies pretty much pay you to write your own work! Imagine that! Another thing, simply a book title could end up being an excellent writing prompt or lead you into a whole new area of investigation for your own writing.
Guess what I found out? George Saunders won an award for Sea Oak! Bet you didn't know that! I sure as hell didn't!
Enjoy,
L
Thanks, Luisa! This is great. Everyone should check this stuff out. And everyone should feel free to post their own links, too. This is your blog, after all.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I think Saunders sold the film rights for "Sea Oak" to George Cloony. That would be weird.