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Zadie Smith on the rise of the essay

by Mary Ann on November 22, 2009

“Within the confines of an essay or – even better! – an aphorism, you can be the writer you dream of being. No word out of place, no tell-tale weak spots (dialogue, the convincing representation of other people, plot), no absences, no lack.” via The Guardian

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MAD’s Monday Muse: Well-Dressed Writing

by Mary Ann on September 7, 2009

“Everyone who writes strives for the same thing. To say it swiftly, clearly, to say the hard thing that way, using few words. Not to gum up the paragraph. To know when to quit when you’ve done. And not to have hangovers of other ideas sifting in unnoticed. Good writing is precisely like good dressing. [...]

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