In this stunning collaboration with animator Drew Christie, Maria Popova parses the difference between wisdom and knowledge and ends with a question we should all be asking ourselves. Popova, the brain behind the phenomenal intellect and arts blog Brain Pickings, teamed up with Christie for the Future of Storytelling Conference. “A great story invites an…Continue reading Maria Popova’s Animated Essay: Wisdom in the Age of Information
Category: writers on writing
Stephen King on Writing, Grammar, & Work
Stephen King recently sat down with Jessica Lahey of The Atlantic Monthly to talk about teaching writing. King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is one of my favorite books on writing ever written. I love it for its accessibility, its wisdom, its lucidity, and its utter lack of pretension. Lahey gained a new…Continue reading Stephen King on Writing, Grammar, & Work
Great Books for Writers – Zen in the Art of Writing
Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury A wonderful glimpse inside the mind of a stunningly prolific and intensely imaginative writer. Recommended for Bradbury fans, of course, but also for anyone interested in pursuing the writing life. Great inspiration for writers at any stage in their career who are feeling unproductive or uninspired.…Continue reading Great Books for Writers – Zen in the Art of Writing
Writers on Writing – Willa Cather on “Making It an Adventure”
In 1921, Willa Cather told an editor for the magazine Bookman that she only worked for two and a half to three hours each day. “If I made a chore of it, my enthusiasm would die,” she said. “I make it an adventure every day.” Like so many other writers, Cather preferred working in the…Continue reading Writers on Writing – Willa Cather on “Making It an Adventure”