Archive of everything tagged "Writing"

A Leave Of Presence

April 7, 2013

Some Thoughts on Roger Ebert’s Writing

On Anthony Shadid

February 19, 2012

Though I wasn’t aware of journalist Anthony Shadid before I learned of his recent death, I find myself inspired by his work now: A Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for the Washington Post (and more recently the New York Times), Shadid died at the age of 43 of an asthma attack while on assignment in Syria, prompting an outpouring of grief [...]

Thank You, Macdrifter!

February 10, 2012

Gabe Weatherhead, the writer and publisher of Macdrifter.com, asked me to share some details about my writing workflow with his readers. The resulting interview is now available there. If you haven’t checked out Macdrifter before, you’re in for a treat! Gabe regularly posts original features and interviews, links to interesting content, ideas for using the [...]

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Bolaño: Homicide Detective?, Vonnegut on Coming Home, Ebert on The Sounds of Words, Machado de Assis, Cormac McCarthy on Life, Eco on Lists, and Getting Advice on Writing… from Writers!

November 23, 2009

Books + Letters Links for Monday, November 23, 2009