Monthly Archives: September 2011

Are bloggers are today’s essayists?

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If we use the most general definition of an essay being a  ”prose composition with a focused subject of discussion”, bloggers are today’s essayists. Aldous Huxley, who wrote Brave New World, as well as essays on a wide range of topics, said “the essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything, usually on a certain topic.” That’s about as general a definition you can get. I’d say it fits blog posts, at least ones which are thoughtful and thought-provoking. Inspired by Ray Bradbury’s… Continue reading →

Ray Bradbury’s ’1,000 nights’ reading list for writers

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My last post has three videos of Ray Bradbury with advice for writers. I’ve taken some of his guidance to heart and ordered a number of books from his suggested reading list. All week they’ve been coming in the mail. “The Man Who Saw Through Time” by Loren Eiseley, “The Necklace & other Short Stories” by Guy de Maupassant, “The Best of Roald Dahl” and “The Road Not Taken & other poems” by Robert Frost. It’s a rich collection of short stories, essays and poems which… Continue reading →

The best of Ray Bradbury’s advice for writers

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This is my writer’s discovery of the day! A lecture by Ray Bradbury at the Sixth Annual Writer’s Symposium. No matter that it was 10 years ago. His wit shines and his advice holds true in a timeless way. Besides The Martian Chronicles and Something Wicked This Way Comes, Mr. Bradbury wrote over 30 novels, as well as 600 short stories and essays in every genre. In fact, he spent years writing short stories before he even tackled his first novel, which was, by the… Continue reading →

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