Amazing! That picture of Paglia, a legend, simply wonderful! Big tent view of art is right. I loved Preparation for the Next Life. Now I'm reminded to read The War for Gloria.
I enjoyed this. It reminds me of: “The more you draw, the more there is to draw.” Drawing and writing both seem to work that way. They don’t just record our attention; they enlarge and expand it. Drawing, the hand discovers what the mind has only half-seen (and the same with writing).
I love how you write about the link between these two art forms and your own journey.
And with this, I totally agree:
“But his first task is to conjure people to life and, like a medium channeling spirits, let them speak and act through him.”
Writing means being haunted, being possessed.
This is wonderful!
Atticus: I love your work! Thank you for this.
Amazing! That picture of Paglia, a legend, simply wonderful! Big tent view of art is right. I loved Preparation for the Next Life. Now I'm reminded to read The War for Gloria.
Mr. Lish your novel made me weep!
I enjoyed this. It reminds me of: “The more you draw, the more there is to draw.” Drawing and writing both seem to work that way. They don’t just record our attention; they enlarge and expand it. Drawing, the hand discovers what the mind has only half-seen (and the same with writing).