Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker by Finder Henry & Remnick David

Author:Finder, Henry & Remnick, David [Finder, Henry]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781588360670
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Published: 2001-12-11T05:00:00+00:00

A DEMONSTRATION OF ACTUAL WRITING

It’s easy to talk about writing, and even easier to do it. Watch:

Call me Ishmael. It was cold, very cold here in the mountain town of Kilimanjaroville.® I could hear a bell. It was tolling.*2 I knew exactly for who it was tolling, too. It was tolling for me, Ishmael Twist.© [Author’s note: I am now stuck. I walk over to a rose and look into its heart.] That’s right, Ishmael Twist.©

This is an example of what I call “pure” writing, which occurs when there is no possibility of its becoming a screenplay. Pure writing is the most rewarding of all, because it is constantly accompanied by a voice that repeats, “Why am I writing this?” Then, and only then, can the writer hope for his finest achievement: the voice of the reader uttering its complement, “Why am I reading this?”

1996

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