"I am a novelist...I know about slowness"

[sheela_chari]

I read the most extradordinary essay this weekend - so perfect, I wish I could cut and paste it right here into my blog, and then I would be done. But because I can't do that, I'll talk about why I think Graham Swift's essay "Words Per Minute" in this week's New York Times Book Review beautifully describes the slowness associated with writing a

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[annemariepace]

Oh, Sheela, this has been on my mind so much lately (I hinted at it a little bit on FB and maybe here). Thanks for your thoughts and for the link to the Graham Swift essay.

[sheela_chari]

You're welcome! I'm so glad I saw Graham Swift's essay this weekend - I feel like it was written for me.

[boreal_owl]

Thanks for saying this. Tortoises rule!

[sheela_chari]

Heh! Slow and steady wins the race!

[sheela_chari]

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

[sheela_chari]

So true. There was also an article in the NY Times a while ago about authors feeling compelled to produce MORE than a book a year, because of the ebook phenomenon. I almost wonder if Swift's essay was somehow a response to that.

[jayang]

Oh such a great article, thanks for sharing. (Also, I won't be at ALA tragically but I hope you have a blast!)

[sheela_chari]

Thanks, Jon. And I'm sorry I won't see you at ALA. Hopefully I'll get to meet you somewhere else soon. Take care.