I'm also a canon reader and interested in the discussion of what makes it into the canon and what doesn't.. who decides. I spent a year and a half of joy working among the books in the Sterling Memorial Library at Yale - in the literature section, running into all the great classics "with introduction by Harold Bloom," right before he di…
I'm also a canon reader and interested in the discussion of what makes it into the canon and what doesn't.. who decides. I spent a year and a half of joy working among the books in the Sterling Memorial Library at Yale - in the literature section, running into all the great classics "with introduction by Harold Bloom," right before he died. Knowing his work from grad school, I started reading his intros. One of them said "I spent last week rereading Faulkner" -- Ummm he read ALL of Faulkner in a week! Astounding! His influence on the canon is outmatched of course. I've read a great deal of the classics, and I return to them all the time - they really do hold up. I wish I had time to study them.
Just reading Ursula K. LeGuin's 'Steering the Craft" an AMAZING book about writing craft, second only to this one guy I read, something about swimming and ponds and rain. ;-)
'Into the Woods' by John Yorke is another great read to steer your reading raft towards if you haven't come across way back up stream Lee.
A recent read on the block that I've found a pithy, pointed, purposeful read (twice already) is Tim Lott's "Yes! No! But! Wait!"
And, in an amazingly short order given that it was sourced from the USA mere days ago, on first glimpse and glance the arrival of a very good second hardback copy of 'Creating Fiction' mentioned in Story Club very recently looks likely to be an addition to my bookshelves that will stay the course . . . instructive insights on this malarkey we call writing and are ever coming to know a little better, by and by, here in Story Club.
I'm also a canon reader and interested in the discussion of what makes it into the canon and what doesn't.. who decides. I spent a year and a half of joy working among the books in the Sterling Memorial Library at Yale - in the literature section, running into all the great classics "with introduction by Harold Bloom," right before he died. Knowing his work from grad school, I started reading his intros. One of them said "I spent last week rereading Faulkner" -- Ummm he read ALL of Faulkner in a week! Astounding! His influence on the canon is outmatched of course. I've read a great deal of the classics, and I return to them all the time - they really do hold up. I wish I had time to study them.
Just reading Ursula K. LeGuin's 'Steering the Craft" an AMAZING book about writing craft, second only to this one guy I read, something about swimming and ponds and rain. ;-)
Yes on "Steering the craft."
Hah! Love that book about ponds and swimming and rain. That guy is really insightful and a phenomenal teacher
Steering the Craft is one of the best books I've ever read about writing. Up there with Pond.
'Into the Woods' by John Yorke is another great read to steer your reading raft towards if you haven't come across way back up stream Lee.
A recent read on the block that I've found a pithy, pointed, purposeful read (twice already) is Tim Lott's "Yes! No! But! Wait!"
And, in an amazingly short order given that it was sourced from the USA mere days ago, on first glimpse and glance the arrival of a very good second hardback copy of 'Creating Fiction' mentioned in Story Club very recently looks likely to be an addition to my bookshelves that will stay the course . . . instructive insights on this malarkey we call writing and are ever coming to know a little better, by and by, here in Story Club.