Quote of the Day: Writing is the hardest way of earning a living
“Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.” –Olin Miller
Tag: writing
Speaking Is Not Writing (How To Speak Well)
The following is my response to a comment from Hillary on my recent on improving your message with my “Say It Badly” technique. I thought it was an interesting enough thought to deserve reposting. *** The difference between speaking and writing is like the difference between improv and scripted comedy. There is an immediacy and … Continue reading Speaking Is Not Writing (How To Speak Well)
Speaking Is Not Writing (How To Speak Well)
The following is my response to a comment from Hillary on my recent on improving your message with my “Say It Badly” technique. I thought it was an interesting enough thought to deserve reposting. *** The difference between speaking and writing is like the difference between improv and scripted comedy. There is an immediacy and … Continue reading Speaking Is Not Writing (How To Speak Well)
Another great turn of the phrase
Also from “The United States of Arugula,” on describing the industrial chickens available from Tyson and Perdue: “Pen-raised chickens, like San Fernando Valley porn, offered consistency and enormous breasts, but little in the way of lasting satisfaction.” It’ll give you a completely different perspective on the freezer aisle!
Description of the Day: Barbara Lazaroff
Here’s a real doozy from “The United States of Arugula” by David Kamp, a rollicking history of gourmet cooking in America. The author is describing Wolfgang Puck’s ex-wife: “A human tornado with curtains of dark hair, a Funkadelic wardrobe, and the sexpot body and tough-chick mein of the protagonist in a women’s-prison exploitation movie, Lazaroff … Continue reading Description of the Day: Barbara Lazaroff
Great Writing of the Day: “The Suetonius of Sleaze”
“The Suetonius of Sleaze“ As a writer, sometimes I just have to sit back and marvel at the appropriateness of a turn of phrase. The juxtaposition of the famed ancient Roman historian with the modern sleaze of Times Square; the alliterative nickname, complete with allusion to Ruthian “Sultan of Swat” and rich with the aural … Continue reading Great Writing of the Day: “The Suetonius of Sleaze”