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Distractions and the Art of Creation
Alexandra Wuest, writing at HTMLGIANT, looks at the distinction between procrastination and the useful distraction that is a necessary part of the creative act: Somewhere between the initial conception of an idea and the completion of the project exists a…
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Tourney of Bookshit
HTML Giant‘s Tournament of Bookshit, now six months deep into its hilarious ramble, has just announced its Final 4: Semi #1 – Alcoholism vs. “everybody has a story”, judged by Jennifer L. Knox. Semi #2 – Calling anything you write…
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To Teach Or Not to Teach?
The ever-contentious subject of teaching creative writing is up for discussion. You can teach the elements, but there are always the “intangibles that cannot be taught.” Roxane Gay is inciting a discussion on HTMLGiant, laying some foundation for all of…
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The Rumpus Interview with Blake Butler
Blake Butler is the author of There Is No Year (Harper Perennial, 2011), Scorch Atlas (Featherproof Books, 2010), and Ever (Calamari Press, 2009). He is the editor of HTMLGIANT, Lamination Colony, and No Colony. His writing has appeared widely online…
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Yes, Mechanics Matter (to me, anyway)
Roxane Gay at HTMLGIANT has an interesting piece on the issue of clean, mechanically-sound writing, especially in the creative world, and muses on whether or not the ease of publication online now has made it too easy to be sloppy.…
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From the Suicide Note of Mitchell Heisman
Mitchell Heisman killed himself last Saturday, but what’s best known about him thus far is his 1,900 page suicide note. HTMLGIANT has excerpted a very small portion of the note. I wonder how long before someone puts together a performance…
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
Everything about these quotes GIANT dug up by Klaus Kinsky is amazing. At TMN, this is what happens when you interview someone you busted for plagiarism. Here are lots of reminders that the bestsellers of the past are not always…
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The Hurdles Of Rejection
“When a writer tells me they give up, or when they fatalistically declare they will never be published, I begin to understand how little people know about how publishing often works. One of the reasons I started the Q & A…
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“sharpening our tongues for a chance at real life”
“If “all the world’s a stage,” then the internet is where we rehearse our lines, sharpening our tongues for a chance at real life.” — Jimmy Chen over at GIANT takes a look at a chat roulette meeting between a…
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The Sunday Rumpus Book Blog Roundup
My relationship with the book blogs has hit a snag. Today, we got in a throw-down fight, and I came pretty close to breaking some china. It’s just that the blogs whine and worry and complain a lot, and they…
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
It’s Saturday night and it’s poetry time. Who else is excited? I always figured the Irish got excited about poetry. Roddy Doyle says otherwise. I’m late to the game in discovering the Poetry Foundation’s podcasts, but I’m having some fun…
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Question of the Day
Earlier this week, Sean Lovelace at HTMLGIANT asked about the last time you read a book you didn’t really want to read, and while I was coming up with my answer, it occurred to me that I haven’t finished anything…