Austin Kleon’s 10 Ways to Share Your Work and Get Discovered Offered in sympathy and solidarity with makers, artists, and strivers everywhere. 1. You don’t need to be a genius… but it don’t hurt. 2. Think process, not product… but if you don’t end up with a product, you’ve got nothing to share. 3. Share […]
Continue reading →… but, nevertheless, something I think is true: the one indispensable trait for a reader is humility. The one indispensable trait for a writer is arrogance.
Continue reading →My favorite essayist, when it comes to movies, is the Hulk*. Note that this is something entirely separate from my favorite film critic, which is Anthony Lane. Hulk is only okay when it comes to writing a film review. But as an explainer and explorer, he’s top notch, though I frequently disagree with him. Here’s […]
Continue reading →My brother, inspired by Kat Asharya, has written a Valentine to the Virginia Woolf novel Jacob’s Room. It is a good idea, and bears repeating. So: how do I love thee, The Westing Game? I suppose I’m guilty of lapsing into self-parody when I say that the dominant impression of the book, for me, is […]
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