Emily M. Danforth's Blog, page 11
May 20, 2014
"Characters don’t always want to work the plot that you’ve so laboriously provided for them."
““Characters don’t always want to work the plot that you’ve so laboriously provided for them.””
- Michael Frayn (via theparisreview)
- Michael Frayn (via theparisreview)
May 19, 2014
devidsketchbook:
Jen Stark paper sculptures
Piece of an...
Jen Stark paper sculptures
Piece of an Infinite Whole (installation in a wall / 24” x 4ft / hand-cut paper)
"Art must have many layers. Art is not just about another beautiful painting that matches your dining..."
“Art must have many layers. Art is not just about another beautiful painting that matches your dining room floor. Art has to be disturbing, art has to ask a question, art has to predict the future.”
- Marina Abramović (via inthemoodtodissolveinthesky)
- Marina Abramović (via inthemoodtodissolveinthesky)
May 18, 2014
May 17, 2014
May 15, 2014
On 'The John Green Effect,' Contemporary Realism, and Form as a Political Act
On 'The John Green Effect,' Contemporary Realism, and Form as a Political Act:
Right now, children’s literature is seeing an intense flare-up in the ongoing conversation about the diversity crisis in children’s books. While this conversation has been going on for decades, now social media has given the people having it megaphones, and they are using them to brilliant ends….
May 14, 2014
"I write very raw, ugly, illiterate first drafts very quickly (novels are always in first draft in..."
“I write very raw, ugly, illiterate first drafts very quickly (novels are always in first draft in under a year) and then I spend years and years fine-tuning, revising, editing, etc. What inspires me? Who knows. I am not inspired that much. That’s why I write long form fiction—I am not much of a short story writer. Ideas come seldom, but when a good one comes, I really stick to it and see it out. I’m a problem-solver—I’ve never thrown out an entire manuscript; I’ve always forced myself to repair it until it was a lovable thing again.”
- Porochista Khakpour (via mttbll)
- Porochista Khakpour (via mttbll)
May 13, 2014
May 12, 2014
vispreeve:
Macaulay Culkin wears a t-shirt of Ryan Gosling...
May 2014
March 2013
Macaulay Culkin wears a t-shirt of Ryan Gosling wearing a Macaulay t-shirt
