“@bobbybaird i'm a writer, so are you. we try to compose our thoughts and words for effect as well as sense. vain of us? a bit.” WritingVanityTwitter2011Robert L Baird Author:Walter Kirn
“Most writers' view of the New West is either phony - obsessed with the same tired mythology - or it's obsessed with anti-mythology, ... There's not a lot of realistic, observant writing about the West right now.” WritingViewsRight NowTiredWestMythologyObsessionObsessedRealisticPhonyObservant Author:Walter Kirn
“realized that at a level I'd never been conscious we'd been engaged in a game of wits for years. I suppose most writer-subject pairings are like that. Of course, I'd set aside my plan to write about him [Clark Rockfeller] as soon as I'd gotten to know him some, but now I'd resumed that intention.” KnowsWritingYearsCoursesGamesLevelsPlansSubjectsConsciousIntentionWitEngaged Author:Walter Kirn
“My advice for aspiring writers is go to New York. And if you can’t go to New York, go to the place that represents New York to you, where the standards for writing are high, there are other people who share your dreams, and where you can talk, talk, talk about your interests. Writing books begins in talking about it, like most human projects, and in being close to those who have already done what you propose to do.” PeopleIfsWritingHumansBookDoneDreamInterestTalkingShareAdviceNew YorkProjectsStandardsYour DreamsProposeWriting A BookAspiring Writers Author:Walter Kirn
