As a writer, one has certain responsibilities. Being a guardian of truth and beauty in a howling, godless void is a mere detail. We also have to pay the rent, do grocery shopping, clean the toilet, and have meaningful/meaningless relationships. …
The writer laid bare
Just did one of the more comprehensive interviews ever, as far as websites go… Mostly about writing and literature, as always. Details here:
http://clancytucker.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/28-november-2015-lee-kofman-guest-author.html…
Once upon the time…
The imminent beginning of yet another year makes me think about other beginnings – those first pages, paragraphs, sentences, words that pull readers into our tales. How do we make them sing?
Most obviously, banality is the enemy of good …
Meanjin is a great literary journal and I’m not saying this only because they chose my book as one of their gifts for new subscribers 🙂 Information about the journal and their new subscription campaign is here:
A Guest Post from Victoria Thompson: Writing about Love & Sex
When I wrote my second novel The Secret Seduction and the Enigma of Attraction, I did not set out to write an erotic novel, but a love story between two complicated, intelligent, wounded people who are afraid to love …
Very soon I’m about to repeat a music/spoken word event I performed previously in June.
Instead of a love poem is a collaborative event between me and the musician Adi Sappir that celebrates the work of the internationally renowned Israeli …