When I tell people that the key to being a writer is writing, a common response is skepticism. Earlier today someone asked, “Do you really write 100 pages or more a month?” Absolutely. I cannot imagine any serious prose or dramatic writer produces fewer than 15,000 words a month and…
Author: C. Scott Wyatt
My collection of works on typography and general design includes some of my favorite books. The art of placing words on a page, or screen, is something I admire. The designer’s choices, which once appeared with some frequency in colophons, shape the reading experience. Nothing appalls me more than a…
I have decided I want to purchase a copy of A Reader’s Manifesto: An Attack on the Growing Pretentiousness in American Literary Prose by B. R. Myers (0971865906). A Reader’s Manifesto: An Attack on the Growing Pretentiousness in American Literary Prose I am not a “literary” reader, at least not of those vapid…
They say the best way to learn about writing is to read. Thankfully, we read a lot. Apparently, book publishing is still a $24 billion a year industry. We do our small part to help the industry. (see http://bookstatistics.com/) According to an article in The New Yorker magazine, one out of…