The following article is a slightly amended version of the speech I gave during the Emerging Writers' Festival panel The Revolution Will Be Downloaded, May 2009. In my reading of cultural blogs (particularly literary blogs), and through a growing audience for LiteraryMinded, I have found that some recurring elements exist in blogs which could be deemed successful. My measure of … Continue reading Embracing the medium: what makes a successful cultural blog?
Month: June 2009
Mark Twain made 'em laugh: an edited extract from Susannah Fullerton's Brief Encounters: Literary Travellers in Australia
The following is an edited extract from Brief Encounters: Literary Travellers in Australia by Susannah Fullerton. Published by Picador Australia, June 2009. Mark Twain came to Australia billed as 'the funniest man in the world' and Australians loved his dry humour and stories... Their expectation was by now at fever pitch, their bodies perspiring from … Continue reading Mark Twain made 'em laugh: an edited extract from Susannah Fullerton's Brief Encounters: Literary Travellers in Australia
Big fat round-up post + May haiku comp winners
Hey gang. Are you cool? Be cool. Only got about a quarter of the response to this month's haiku comp - doh! The them was 'the richness of the internet'. Thinking I might have to do it only every two months, or perhaps the topic was hard? Nonetheless, there were a few good'uns. The winner … Continue reading Big fat round-up post + May haiku comp winners
Through the Clock's Workings
Through the Clock's Workings is out! This is the anthology from the Remix My Lit project, edited by Amy Barker. My mash-up story 'Again, the Healing Tickle (the Way Black Glitters)' is the very last one in the collection. Here's the blurb for this very unique (and interactive) collection: Through the Clock's Workings Edited by … Continue reading Through the Clock's Workings
Making sense of the surrounding chaos: Sarah Manguso on The Two Kinds of Decay
Not only was Sarah Manguso's body completely weakened by a rare neurological disease (where the antibodies in her own blood would poison her), but she dealt with other levels of illness, such as the effect of strong drugs she had to take, and deep depression. But everything I tried to write about The Two Kinds … Continue reading Making sense of the surrounding chaos: Sarah Manguso on The Two Kinds of Decay
Emerging Writers' Festival photo journal
Chris Currie, myself, Krissy Kneen Please view my Emerging Writers' Festival 2009 photo journal in a public album on Facebook, complete with commentary and links to books and authors (from the 15 Minutes of Fame sessions). I will be posting my talk on cultural blogging from The Revolution Will be Downloaded panel sometime soon.
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