“A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world."

― Susan Sontag (1933-2004)

Speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair, 2003

#SusanSontag #writers #essayists #journalists

#indie #authors #culturaltheory #critics #reflexivity #politics

As an essayist of much lesser note, I've been revisiting the essays of E.B. White with great delight and satisfaction, and have been pleased that, thus far, I don't find much to object to in modern terms in his work or controversy beyond the cyclicly fashionable disdain for the Strunk & White book, which is understandable mainly if you're the kind of person who takes guidelines as hard rules. He's just such a distinct voice, and a mentor I've never met.

#essays #essayists #ebwhite #writing

I'm looking for new writers to work with at @longreads — I'm interested in personal and reported personal essays with unique and unexpected angles. Braided and lyrical essays catch my eye. Send pitches for reported personal essays and full drafts for personal essays to [email protected]. Here are a few favorites I've worked on over the past year.

https://longreads.com/2023/01/26/something-about-the-present-devin-kelly/

https://longreads.com/2022/11/15/death-in-national-parks/

https://longreads.com/2022/02/22/bones-bones-how-to-articulate-a-whale/

#writers #essayists #reportedessay #longreads

Un #FollowFriday de #escritores #writers

@albertochimal
@diegofonseca
@dweinberger
@elipariser
@ethanz
@garciaaller
@JamesGleick
@jamillan
@NadiaContreras
@nntaleb
@pjorge
@Rushkoff
@TimHarford

#FF #Authors #Essayists #WritingCommunity #Libros @bookstodon

Attention, #Mastodon #essayists and #poets:

The https://atomicpoet.org #instance, admin by @atomicpoet has a 5,000 character limit.

Bob-damnit I'm going to have to make a "celebs" column in my lists like on Tweetdeck.

A new column has been brewing but I hoped it would be #cartoonists or #essayists or #PythonPeople or something.

I don't think we are actually scaled enough yet for celebs.

Scaling is going to be hard.