Sally Lloyd-Jones's Blog, page 26
September 10, 2010
new blog up: photography & writing--simplify, simplify, simplify
"Reality offers us such a wealth that we must cut some of it out on the spot, simplify. The question is, do we always cut out what we should? ... We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole." Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)
Same with writing. If you don't make the cuts, if you don't revise, the whole suffers. If you keep everything, you end up with...
September 8, 2010
September 6, 2010
Writing as a job
John Grisham's Op Ed in the NYT today (in celebration of Labor Day) says writing is the hardest job he's ever had.
And he's had a few--laying asphalt, bulldozing, being a plumber, selling underwear, being a lawyer. It's what they say--if you can possibly do something else, go and do it. If you can't, write.And here's another article in the same vein (from The Guardian) about writing--this time children's books.Posted via email from s@lly l-j
September 3, 2010
look--my brand new book coming in may!
She's at it again, that big sister telling you all about everything: this time it's helpful tips on finding the perfect job, how to conduct yourself in an interview, what to wear, what not to wear, etc. Needless to say, this is advice you may never have heard before--which of course makes it invaluable.Pre-order your very own copy here.
August 26, 2010
August 6, 2010
August 4, 2010
hysterical visual diary of an international flight
came across this by Christoph Niemann in the NYT. I love his work--and this is pure genius. The visual diary of his flight from NY to Berlin via London. familiar? I love the fat foot syndrome. (Well. Not in real life.)
more here
I'll be encountering all this next week as I fly to the UK for the annual trip to Cornwall with my whole family (wetsuits, body boarding, sand castles, cornish pasties, sleet, snow, sun--we have it all)
(BTW: I may have a bit of a hiatus in the blog for a...
July 26, 2010
what's in your garage?
How cool is this? Ginormous stickers you stick on your garage...
(i just need to get a garage)
via style-your-garage.com
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July 21, 2010
writing for a living--or for life? BIG difference
"There's a difference between writing for a living and writing for
life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises....
If you write for life, you'll work hard; you'll do what's honest,
not what pays."
-- Toni Morrison
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