Author: Nick Owchar

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The virtues of writing that’s boring

by Nick Owchar, posted in Books, Faulkner, Novels, William Faulkner, Writing

Of the name Sartoris, Faulkner wrote: "For there is death in the sound of it,  and a glamorous fatality, like silver pennons downrushing at sunset, or a dying fall of horns along the road to Roncevaux." Malcolm Cowley used one word to describe that sentence: "overwriting" Really? Overwriting? The poetry of it stunned me (and still does); … Continue reading The virtues of writing that’s boring

On writing: The cautionary example of Alan Moore

by Nick Owchar, posted in A Game of Thrones, Alan Moore, Book reviews, Books, Myth - George R.R. Martin, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Writing

When I think of George R.R. Martin, I can't help thinking of Alan Moore, too. Both have been wildly successful in popular genres (fantasy, graphic novels). Both are old guys. Both don't know how to trim their beards. They're opposite sides of the same coin. Martin writes novels accessible to wide audiences (they couldn't get … Continue reading On writing: The cautionary example of Alan Moore