What is "Doom Eager"?

Lorrie Moore, from "Better and Sicker"
"Martha Graham speaks of the Icelandic term "doom eager" to denote that ordeal of isolation, restlessness, caughtness and artistic experiences when he or she is sick with an idea. When a writer is doom eager, the writing won't be sludge on the page; it will give readers -- and the writer, of course, is the very first reader -- an experience they've never had before, or perhaps a little and at last the words for an experience they have."

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Check out this writing blog

Just stumbled upon a new writing blog to follow. Well, new to me, at least. It's Writer Unboxed. Give it a look-see. I read an interesting post on prologues vs. prefaces vs. forwards. Not a big fan of prologues (tend to skip those), but I usually read the preface or forward of a nonfiction book.

For more on prologues, check out the latest post on Pub Rants, "Why prologues often don't work." Just click on my link to Pub Rants under My Blog List.
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