A blog dedicated to the rapture, and the misery, of writing.
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."
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Thought for the Day
Today's thought comes from William Zinsser's On Writing Well.
Writing is like a good watch--it should run smoothly and have no extra parts.
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