7 Books About Writing the Writer

We usually think of the writer as a solitary being, whereas if you actually look at the record, books spring up from complex ecosystems. As the great writer Juan Rulfo said when questioned about his inability to publish a new book, “My uncle died.” Meaning, all of his stories came from his uncle. So books are more like films or music in that way. They’re produced by a gathering. Wives, husbands, friends, finances, and housing are all responsible for creating these communal objects. Even to write a bad book, you need a warm place to shit.

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