Friday, August 11, 2006

The Missing Link to Oprah, Etc.

About that story on writers' attempts and strategies for getting on Oprah. Sorry I left the link out of my previous post. I still can't make it work; I get nothing but pop-ups. But if you want to go hunting for it, the piece is "Oprah Means Business for Authors" in the August 8, 2006, Chicago Sun-Times.



And here is the sea-going pedal-kayak that was supposed to go with the earlier coastal-retreat post. Actually pedaling this vessel out in the mile-wide Core Sound behind the Outer Banks is a wonderful meditative little adventure. Now, as I look at this picture, it seems quite a bit like the writing/artistic experience: setting forth alone in one's little boat, afloat on a mysterious medium.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love the photo - is that you?? I think you're right about the similarity to the writing life, and I love the fishing trawler in the background - the kayak seems to be making its way in that direction - going for the big catch...!

We took a tour on a fishing trawler once and when they bring the net up, there are all sorts of sea creatures and fascinating stuff in the net. VERY much like free writing and the "developmental" approach to novel writing.

Anonymous said...

I agree about that net. Years ago I decided to face whatever the net of my writing/exploration brought up--and write about it. It was that or give up fiction, because trying to toss stuff back wasn't working. And no, it's not me, it's my sister-in-law Ruth, who received that kayak for her birthday.

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