can't help telling stories
Like it or not, there appears to be something to the idea of “formulaic” writing. And it appears to apply in ways Kurt Vonnegut understood pretty well without the sort of statistical analysis discussed here.
The idea focuses less on the activities and events of plot, and instead on the emotions of a story.
Can a Novel’s Plot Be Reduced to Data Points?
http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/02/04/man-in-hole/
Really, how cool is that? I love that she’s as thrilled as any of us would be.
And I want a copy.
Harper Lee, Author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Is to Publish a Second Novel – NDTV
http://m.ndtv.com/world-news/harper-lee-author-of-to-kill-a-mockingbird-is-to-publish-a-second-novel-736797
Here’s a reality check that’s both accurate and encouraging.
On Writing With A Day Job, and Expectations Vs. Reality
http://observationdeck.io9.com/on-writing-with-a-day-job-and-expectations-vs-reality-1682791792/+rtgonzalez
Ok, but will they work on Super Bowl Sunday?
5 Distraction-Free Writing Tips and Tools – Writer’s Circle
http://writerscircle.com/2014/09/5-distractionfree-writing-tips-and-tools.html
My experience with Irish writers has often been a sense of eavesdropping on someone’s personal conversation. I can’t explain why I feel this way. I just feel a certain raw nerve in what I’ve read.
In any case, I found eavesdropping on this conversation with Anne Enright enlightening. The world view is different from what most of my US-centric writing friends exhibit.
Anne Enright: How the world reads Irish writers
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/anne-enright-how-the-world-reads-irish-writers-1.2085668
