Am I the only one who finds literary readings boring? I usually avoided them. Then I had to go on book tour and tried not to bore people. I learned to think of myself as a performer rather than a reader. Here are some tips for writers who have to speak in front of audiences:
-
-
Experienced readers have, of course, listened to enough authors address these matters to know that not much illumination may be expected from them. In the end, there simply is no trick to writing. Or, rather, the trick, as T E Lawrence once put it, "is not minding that it hurts."
-
But even experienced readers still hope for more than they are entitled to, or have any reason to expect. Ultimately, all readers long to write, and marvel at those who do. It is certainly an author's right to ignore this. But ignoring it will not lessen it, nor make it go away.
- 1 more reply
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.