Category Archives: LITERATURE

LITERATURE: Suttree

Posted on January 21, 2005 by susan

A bit of a strange phenomenon happening with this reading.  The "wow" factor of reading McCarthy is not interfering with the story. It’s not, I’m sure, a disenchantment with McCarthy’s writing, but rather a getting used to and taking for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE & NEW MEDIA: Editing

Posted on January 20, 2005 by Susan

Tweak. Tweak, tweak, tweak. The never-ending process of editing a story is compounded by new media additions of sound and graphics.  It is time-consuming, engrossing, and requires dedicated meticulous effort. If I can talk up a good justification, let’s say, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Contemporary Poetry

Posted on January 18, 2005 by Susan

Unfortunately, I don’t feel qualified to judge the trends of modern poetry–or fiction, for that matter–but I can say with some confidence, that there is a bit of the Jackson Pollack grand show going on here.  Oh come on, admit … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Deadmistress

Posted on January 18, 2005 by Susan

For our upcoming April Writers Conference, we were fortunate enough to get Dr. Carole B. Shmurak as a speaker.  Dr. Shmurak is the author of Deadmistress, a mystery novel, as well as co-author of a children’s book series following the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Stiff

Posted on January 17, 2005 by Susan

Couldn’t help but peek into Mary Roach’s "Stiff – The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers."  She hooked me right in with this statement in her introduction:  "A book about dead bodies is a conversational curve ball.  It’s all well and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Suttree

Posted on January 13, 2005 by susan

For me, one of the hallmarks of good writing and the essence of reading enjoyment is the relationship one finds in another’s written words to make the reading meaningful.  Experiencing of an event, once turned into memory, changes just through … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Free Reading

Posted on January 13, 2005 by Susan

Just passing a great bit of news along found at Amardeep Singh’s site:  The University of California Press is offering 400 books for your online reading pleasure. Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA & LITERATURE: Back to McCarthy

Posted on January 11, 2005 by susan

In going into that hallway to prepare for battle again and again, I find myself fascinated by the video that the first couple of times around well serves to shock and strike such fear. It is unreal, a monstrous halfway-human … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA & LITERATURE: Suttree

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Susan

Even as I learn the ins and outs of new media, the question is always there, popping up in various forms:  Can new media carry the impact of the words of some of our greatest writers?  And if so, in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA & LITERATURE: Real Fear

Posted on December 30, 2004 by Susan

I probably shouldn’t admit this here, but I’m trying to keep an accurate journal of my journey into video games for new media.  I am afraid. It is past two a.m., a perfect time for me to play or read.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA & LITERATURE: Visuals & Texts

Posted on December 29, 2004 by Susan

What a wondrous combination!  Suttree and Silent Hill 2, feeding each other’s reader’s fears.  Each exquisite in their imagery; one by showing with sound and one by showing with language, each building up a story that has me nervous, edgy, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Reading List

Posted on December 27, 2004 by Susan

UPDATE:  With spare time on my hands and an itchy trigger finger on the buy button, I’ve just added these to my list: Stiff:  The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach Godel, Escher, Bach:  An Eternal Golden Braid, Douglas … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Interpretation

Posted on December 17, 2004 by Susan

Update:  Thanks to Crof at Writing Fiction, here is a direct link to Ursula K. Le Guin’s website. Interesting phenomenon being followed by Amardeep Singh regarding one of my favorite authors and her work, Ursula K. Le Guin’s famous Legend … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Its Durability of Medium

Posted on December 10, 2004 by Susan

From Via Negativa, a post that caught my attention with the mention of clay tablets and the Epic of Gilgamesh and a curse.  Along with a suggested solution to the question of paper vs. the internet. Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: “afternoon, a story”

Posted on September 24, 2004 by susan

A hypertext fiction story by Michael Joyce, “afternoon, a story” is something I was antsy to play with, and found a couple minutes tonight to do just that. I’m not sure how I feel about it yet. Just getting used … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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