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August Rush
Last night, I watched August Rush. It’s a sweet little film, a fable about love and music and relationships. What struck me about the movie, however, wasn’t its sweetness or its charm. This is the first film I’ve ever seen that accurately shows what it is like to think musically. I was raised in a musical world. If you’d met me when I was in high school and you knew I’d make my living in the arts, you probably would have guess that I would become a musician. (I played a bunch of instruments and sang in all the choirs I could get into.) I do think musically, even now. There’s always a snippet of music running in my head, and sound is … Read entire article »
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24
I suppose you figured out by my contribution to BenBella’s anthology on 24 that I am a fan. I watch the series on DVD, not on live television. I simply can’t watch fewer than 2 episodes in a setting (and sometimes 4). So I’ve just finished Season 6. Not the best season (that was Season 5, I think), but fun to watch nonetheless. And now I’m going to have to wait for a year for Season 7. But I will order the DVD as soon as it becomes available. … Read entire article »
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Jack Bauer for President
Okay, so the header does not reflect a personal belief. Imagine what the press would do to the poor man. Actually, the title of this post refers to a new book, which has one of my nonfiction articles in it. The book, published by BenBella in their Smart Pop series, has just been released. There are a lot of interesting articles inside, including one titled “Can a Leftist Love 24?” Mine is titled “Hail to the Chief.” The contributors aren’t the usual suspects either. There’s an article by Alan Dershowitz, and another by psychologist Christopher Patrick. I can’t recommend anything inside yet [except mine, of course. ] because I just got my copy. But I’ll be reading this one quickly. … Read entire article »
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March Recommended Reading List
Someone e-mailed and asked if I record every book I’ve read in a month on my recommended reading list. Not by a long shot. Nor, if you’ll note, do I put down entire books of essays or short stories, unless I like everything in the volume. If I were to put everything I read on the list, it would go on for pages. I read at least one daily newspaper and maybe a dozen or more magazines as well as novels, non-fiction, anthologies, and collections. Lots of reading, but only a few things to recommend. Here are the recommendations from my March reading: Beagle, Peter S., “El Regalo,” reprinted in The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume One, edited by … Read entire article »
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Inspiration for novelists
A friend sent me this link to a short Neil Gaiman essay on writing novels. All novelists get stuck or lose interest somewhere in the middle of a novel. Writing a novel isn’t so much like running a marathon, which you do in one day. Instead, it’s more like training for one. Some days you’ll feel like you can run anywhere, and some days you don’t want to get out of bed. Neil addresses these issues in his brief essay, which is one of the best I’ve seen on the topic. … Read entire article »
Filed under: On Writing
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