Category Archives: Writing

On Writing

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Harry Katz

On Writing:  A Memoir of the Craft By Stephen King Scribner, New York, 2000 I’ve posted before that there are two kinds of books about writing: those that focus mainly on the craft of writing, and those focused on the … Continue reading →

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Tom Wolfe: A Tribute

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Harry Katz

I first encountered Tom Wolfe’s writing, or at least his books, as a young child, when a hardback copy of The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby arrived at our house in Oakville, Ontario, about 25 miles west of Toronto. If I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Good Prose

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Harry Katz

Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction By Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd Random House, New York, 2013 I’ve read a few books about writing over the years. They seem to come in two flavors. Some, like Writing Down the Bones … Continue reading →

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Good weekend for articles on writing

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Harry Katz

From the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-neuroscience-of-your-brain-on-fiction.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&ref=opinion “Reading great literature, it has long been averred, enlarges and improves us as human beings. Brain science shows this claim is truer than we imagined.” Flipping it around, there are some hints here for writers on … Continue reading →

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