According to Orson Welles, the enemy of art is the “absence of limitations.” Forcing yourself into a box, the confines of a postcard, haiku, any literary form with borders, really, is all good fodder for a writer. Anne Carson’s Short Talks work in parables; Joe Wenderoth’s Frosty philosophy comes in the form of Wendy’s customer comment cards…There’s just something brilliant that comes from struggling within the lines. But social media – character limitations, condensation of ideas to hashtags, the demand for immediacy in every new-age tech spasm – poses an entirely different, and debatably unnecessary, kind of limitation. In a recent Publisher’s Weekly …
Nothing invites the imagination, let alone the urge to color, like Dr. Seuss’ colorful classics. Oh, the Places You’ll Go, The Lorax, The Sneetches – If none of these make you want to color (between the lines of course) then One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish must – the color imperative is in the name! The Dr. Seuss coloring book, set for release on November 1st, is chock-full of Seuss’ best illustrations. Take a look. Can’t wait a full two weeks for the release? Stop staring idly at your calendar. Check out this video on Seuss’ creative process to tide you …
It’s true: No one is harder on you than you are to yourself. Until the critic walks in, that is. Critics can creep from the dregs of nearly any literary form, and it’s not just the books that get the beating. Often authors are at the receiving end of cruel comments. Critique can come in many forms: publications, other authors, Amazon reviews…it’s the many-headed hydra of literature. So take a minute to bend your spine towards disdain and get your scolding face ready. Can you guess these authors based on another’s scornful critique? Thanks to the book reviewers of Flavorwire, The …
What are you doing next weekend? No plans? Fantastic! From October 7th through the 9th, FoST Fest is taking over New York City and bringing attendees a new kind of story. Ocular experiments, VR immersion, receptive narratives that pick plot based on user response – these new modes of storytelling are taking spine and binding books to a whole new level. Each year, the festival organizers share videos to prep attendees for all the speakers and discussions in store. On tap this year will be discussions on free speech in the digital age, an exploration of mixed realities’ role in enhancing …
It’s official. Wonder Woman writer, Greg Rucka, confirmed yesterday that our beloved DC patriot is indeed queer, adding “I don’t know how much clearer I can make it!” Apparently some of us are more dense than Rucka would like to think… But then again, there is valid reason to assume that she is not queer. Let’s not forget that prior to the Wonder Woman rebirth, which rose to popularity over the summer, diversity was a relatively foreign term to comic book industry. We’ve definitely seen a bloom in new trope-breaking characters recently, but Rucka will have to forgive us if …
