I wonder what you think about a fancy pants writer like Thomas Pynchon who took seventeen years to write another novel after Gravity's Rainbow. What was he doing? Probably living off of a substantial amount of money, but you'd think an acclaimed writer would have the itch more often.
Terrific essay today. I taught writing for a few decades at American University. I used to tell students the story of a friend whose father was a long haul trucker. Never once, my friend said of his dad, did he experience "truck driver's block." (Eager to read the new book -- I'll have my eye out for it.)
I wonder what you think about a fancy pants writer like Thomas Pynchon who took seventeen years to write another novel after Gravity's Rainbow. What was he doing? Probably living off of a substantial amount of money, but you'd think an acclaimed writer would have the itch more often.
Terrific essay today. I taught writing for a few decades at American University. I used to tell students the story of a friend whose father was a long haul trucker. Never once, my friend said of his dad, did he experience "truck driver's block." (Eager to read the new book -- I'll have my eye out for it.)