Matthew Simmons—
You may know the backstory of Ben Marcus’s book The Age of Wire and String—that it was written with the help of Stith Thompson’s Motif Index of Folk-Literature. Did you know the entire thing is online? If so, why the fuck didn’t you tell me?
Whoa, cool. I read Notable American Women recently and liked Wire and String a good deal more.
Whoa, cool. I read Notable American Women recently and liked Wire and String a good deal more.
The Flame Alphabet, I understand, will appear in mid-2010.
The Flame Alphabet, I understand, will appear in mid-2010.
You have just made my month. Thank you!
You have just made my month. Thank you!
i did not know the back story of Age of Wire and String. is it in an interview or something online somewhere?
i did not know the back story of Age of Wire and String. is it in an interview or something online somewhere?
Hey m.m., He talks about it on KCRW Bookworm here: http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=bw021024ben_marcus
Start at 22:00 if you want to here the question leading into it (about procedures and process of composition), or start at 23:00 if you just want to hear Marcus talk about that source particularly as well as some other methods.
But the whole interview is great, too.
Hey m.m., He talks about it on KCRW Bookworm here: http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=bw021024ben_marcus
Start at 22:00 if you want to here the question leading into it (about procedures and process of composition), or start at 23:00 if you just want to hear Marcus talk about that source particularly as well as some other methods.
But the whole interview is great, too.
Also start at 22:00 if you want to “hear” the question leading. Here, here!
Also start at 22:00 if you want to “hear” the question leading. Here, here!
Do you know anything else about The Flame Alphabet?
Do you know anything else about The Flame Alphabet?
Thanks for this. The whole thing is amazing, but also what a writing prompt. I mean peruse all of this and your mind just crackles.
Thanks for this. The whole thing is amazing, but also what a writing prompt. I mean peruse all of this and your mind just crackles.