Interviewers sometimes ask writers to name the music they listen to when they write. The answer for me is: I tried it once, and I'm just not that talented. It was like trying to pat my head and rub my stomach at the same time.
So I vote for a new question: What art do you like to look at when you write? (Or I guess that would actually be before you write or during breaks in your writing or while you're pacing up and down, wolfing a chocolate muffin, and thinking of what to write?)
Here's my answer to that question:
but what I really want is for Maira Kalman to sell her illustrations for it in poster sizes:
Illusion. See allusion.
I don't know why, but I think looking at that on my wall
would make me a better writer.
I don't know why, but I think looking at that on my wall
would make me a better writer.
Go see more fabulous art by Maira Kalman. It'll make you happy. I promise.
Or go look at the dizzying array of talent at the Robert's Snow auction, which begins today. I apologize in advance if I outbid you. I need my art, remember?
Or go look at the dizzying array of talent at the Robert's Snow auction, which begins today. I apologize in advance if I outbid you. I need my art, remember?
P.S. Have you seen The Elements of Style movie?
