Susan K. Perry's Blog: Creating in Flow, page 29
May 3, 2012
To Toss or Not to Toss (John Irving Across the Room)
I wanted to like Irving's new novel, In One Person, about a bi-sexual man and the consequences of "having crushes on the wrong people." Yet, and in spite of all the glowing blurbs it got, the book tried my patience.
April 28, 2012
The "Sickening Joy" of Writing
I've followed Hilma Wolitzer's work since I interviewed her years ago and she told me that writing is a "sickening joy." An Available Man is her latest novel.
April 22, 2012
The Dangers of Listening to Your Brain
How much can you blame your brain, or its wiring, for your mistakes? Can you change the way you think and feel?
April 16, 2012
Memories Lodged in a Broken Brain
When Floyd Skloot, novelist, poet, and three-time Pushcart Prize winner, was struck by a crippling virus more than 20 years ago, he was all but silenced by neurological deficits.
April 12, 2012
Did Anne Sexton's Therapist Help Her Poetry?
When the tapes of poet Anne Sexton's therapy were first released by her psychiatrist after Sexton's suicide, there was an uproar. Now there's a fascinating new book based on those tapes.
April 8, 2012
Torture for Fun and Profit?
Can you really make a torturer the center of your novel? Can you even make him human? I believe Mark Allen Smith has done exactly that.
April 5, 2012
Everything You Need to Know About Talent
Know any creative people who have talent to spare? Douglas Eby has probably interviewed them. And now he's come out with an excellent resource.
April 2, 2012
Seeking Flow in an Empty Boat
Mark Salzman is a warm compassionate writer who struggled with writer's block and the meaning of life. We discussed his creative process a decade ago—and now.
March 28, 2012
Is Reality Enough for You?
Richard Dawkins respects the religious myths of others, while in The Magic of Reality he sticks to what we really know.
March 24, 2012
Must You Be a Cave-Dwelling Hermit to Write a Novel?
The laid-off (and laid-back) protagonist of this quirky novel gets an unbelievable offer: big bucks to be an ornamental cave-dwelling hermit.
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