Those of you who follow my blog know that my draft novel, Christmas in Mecca, contains vignettes formatted as plays, poems, e-mails, instant messages and government memoranda. I'm experimenting with those various written media to weave a tapestry of syllables that, taken together, convey the themes, meaning and spirit of the evolving story.
As an avid practitioner of cubist writing, I was elated to see that Tantra Bensko has posted a link to my article on literary cubism on her web-site, Everything Experimental Writing. Visit Tantra's site and indulge your interest in literary approaches unbound by tradition and stricture.
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That's so cool that you've been linked! I'm going to see her post. More power to your methods of writing, hooray!
ReplyDeleteWow,those are such interesting (and very fun to play with!) methods!
ReplyDeleteKeep it up!
Thanks, Lydia! BTW - I can relate with your post about stewing in your latest WIP. Here's hoping that you took a therapeutic break from it,
ReplyDeleteMohamed
Clara,
ReplyDeleteThanks! And I have to say, I enjoy the blunt directness and passionate honesty of your writing.
Yes, literary cubism gives me a wealth of interesting and fun media to play with. Despite all that license, there's one thing that I always guard against: letting my focus stray from telling a good story. The grandest literary artistry is for naught if you fail to tell a good story.
Thanks for stopping by! :)
Your methods are very neat - I wish you the best of luck!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on being linked - I'm off the view the post now.
That is very cool. I did not know that much about literary cubism, and this has been a real education. Thanks for the posts! Glad to be following you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, WritingNut! Let me know if you ever opt to weave cubism into your writing. I'd love to hear about your experiences with the method.
ReplyDeleteKeep writing and try not to surrender to real-time editing of your work for "flowyness." I just love the word that you coined: "flowyness"
Samuel,
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting and following this blog. You're awful humble; being a PhD in English Literature, I'm sure that you can run rings around me with regard to the theories and philosophical underpinnings of literary cubism :)
Congrats on selling your newest novel, "This Burns My Heart," to Simon & Schuster. Bet you can't wait for its June 2011 release date!
Looking forward to becoming a better writer through our interactions,
Mohamed