To observe and comment on your life and world,you need to have a certain amount of objectivity –detachment –from it. If you’re too-comfortably living inside your world,you really can’t see the outside shape of it. . . . →Read More:On Writing:Having Uncommon Thoughts in Common
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When I read this exchange between an author and a reviewer on a public community blog,I was stunned,and a little fascinated: http://booksandpals.blogspot.com/2011/03/greek-seaman-jacqueline-howett.html The author refuses to acknowledge the points the reviewer (a volunteer) made,and soon became combative and even verbally abusive! It was a fascinating example of an emotional meltdown by a . . . →Read More:On Reviews:How NOT to Respond (or “Do this,and sink your writing career”)  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Book Marketing,Outsiders,Publishing,Writing  Book Marketing,Culture,marketing,Writing Ken Lum’s public art piece,“Monument for East Vancouver”transforms an ad-hoc symbol of regional pride (or defiance,membership or territorial claim) into a new landmark on the city’s skyline. This piece is controversial…Some people love it,and some people hate it. . . . →Read More:The Monument for East Vancouver My Dad was born in 1921,and as a young kid,knowing that he grew up during the Great Depression had always fascinated me. During the Great Depression,times were tough for Dad’s family,I’m sure,but I would learn in Social Studies class that other families had it much worse during that time,particularly farmers,and especially in the United States. That is the setting of Steinbeck’s major novel,“The Grapes of Wrath”. . . . →Read More:On Writing:John Steinbeck,the Grapes of Wrath,and my Dad’s Stories. During my art education at Emily Carr College in the 80s,I took a unique opportunity to study visual literacy under the college’s Dean of Education,Tom Hudson. This research and study involved developing computer-based imagery research for Tom’s telecourse,“Mark and Image”. In practical terms,it was like having a world-class personal tutor. We . . . →Read More:On Design:Visual Literacy in Interface Design It’s amazing how pervasive the concept of “narrative”actually is. Now,wherever I look,I see a story being told,or something in front of my eyes that is trying to communicate with me. But Non-fiction has an inherent narrative of its own too…What About text in Interactive Environments? Does it contribute a narrative as well? Perhaps we’re back to Marshall McLuhan again… . . . →Read More:On Narrative:A Story runs through it… My second novel,tentatively named “The Two Sisters”,deals with some aspects of mental illness and alcoholism,through the lives of two sisters,Connie and Rose. Rose has a history of mental illness,as well as substance abuse issues,and when my main character,Jack (her nephew) encounters her for the first time,Rose is fairly heavily medicated and tied into a wheelchair so she doesn’t fall out. Rose is a long-term resident at Riverview Psychiatric Hospital,a slightly fictionalized version of the real hospital,which is located in Coquitlam,BC. . . . →Read More:Research:Photos and Feelings of Riverview Hospital 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Learning,Life,Outsiders,Research,Writing Culture,Life Story,Vancouver,Writing Sometimes,a good moment in the present helps you to reflect better on the past,or plan for the future. In my case,a yearly summer vacation to a lovely ocean-side spot near Parksville,BC provided a welcome chance to unwind and reflect. I also started reading Craig Ferguson’s biography,“American on Purpose”,and even . . . →Read More:Meditating on Now,the Past,and Raw Material… Along with my dream of writing for a living (and being able to work from home on my own terms),I’ve recently adopted the dream of living on the sea. No,not near the sea,or next to the sea,or with a view of the sea –ON the sea… . . . →Read More:A Lovely Home,on the Sea… Visual artist Sonny Assu fuses native symbols with pop culture,and reminds us that native culture isn’t dead,or dying,or just about preserving the past:it’s alive and interacting with us every day. . . . →Read More:Visual artist Sonny Assu fuses native symbols with pop culture |    | ||||
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