I was reading how two pages of Anne Frank's personal diary that she covered over will be published (and eventually translated). Let's say I am unsurprised that most of the news articles have highlighted how these pages feature a 'dirty joke.' While publishers, writers, and academics debate the line between historical importance and respecting writer … Continue reading Questions and anti-notes on writing
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Butterfly Effects and Emerging Writers
There is no such thing as an emerging butterfly. There are caterpillars and there are butterflies. I don't know what an 'emerging writer' is, but whenever I apply for things or look at entries, I'm not it. Not enough publications, too many publications, haven't earned enough, or too much, no big novel, too many different … Continue reading Butterfly Effects and Emerging Writers
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