I won't be around much for the next couple of days, but I've got a nice group present for you here, courtesy (again) of The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/dec/17/second-thought-rewriting-al-kennedy
I screwed up the link (as per usual) but if you have the time, please go to Guardian.co.uk and go to the Books blog. It's an Al Kennedy post - a wonderful, thoughtful piece on rewriting, complete with a photograph of an editing-in-progress page from James Joyce's handwritten manuscript for Ulysses. Makes you almost relish the precision act of editing.
Hope you all have wonderful holidays!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Merry Christmas
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Thanks for reminding me about the humble pen and paper.
I don't edit well on the computer, and since that's where I'm at right now (at? Stuck!), I need to revisit pulped vegetation after the hols.
That scribble and mess of Joyce's is a joy to behold. The technological wonder of cut 'n' paste doesn't come close to scribble 'n' splat 'n' doodle.
Anyhow — have a great Christmas.
Happy Christmas, Robin. I hope you have a great time.
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