Another thing: I’ve also hated the term content, feeling that it’s a cheapening of writing, but the way you’ve reframed it is fairly useful. I don’t hate content when you put it this way.
Really fun piece Steven, and I love the parallel to Musk and your book (which I finished over the holidays, very happily). I’m in for the Hemingway book club thing, however you do it.
I'm glad you noticed that parallel, Tom. I wasn't thinking about Musk or any other real-life billionaire but there are definitely some similarities. Keep in mind I started writing in January 2020 so it was before the Musk political ascendancy.
And I'm glad to hear you are interested in the book club! I'll send you a note.
Ah, definitely sounds like a good use of time. I’m so intrigued by the idea of an author knowing darkness in her fiction but not interceding in real life.
Another thing: I’ve also hated the term content, feeling that it’s a cheapening of writing, but the way you’ve reframed it is fairly useful. I don’t hate content when you put it this way.
Really fun piece Steven, and I love the parallel to Musk and your book (which I finished over the holidays, very happily). I’m in for the Hemingway book club thing, however you do it.
I'm glad you noticed that parallel, Tom. I wasn't thinking about Musk or any other real-life billionaire but there are definitely some similarities. Keep in mind I started writing in January 2020 so it was before the Musk political ascendancy.
And I'm glad to hear you are interested in the book club! I'll send you a note.
Thank you! Speaking of longform, I just spent a couple days reading Rachel Aviv’s gazillion word piece on Alice Munro—time well spent
Ah, definitely sounds like a good use of time. I’m so intrigued by the idea of an author knowing darkness in her fiction but not interceding in real life.