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Not exactly a blog . . . |
OK, so what is this all about?
When I was producing the weekly Legacy Online newsletter for my gallery, I came
to enjoy having a regular outlet for short works of writing, even while I was
working on a full-length novel. Short-form writing presents its own
challenges, but gives an immediate gratification not available in a long work
of fiction. So, after I closed the gallery this past spring, I started
looking for an outlet which would allow me the freedom to write in this way, and
to share it with others. I approached the local newspaper about a column,
and now I write a regular column on the arts for them. But, this site
allows me the flexibility in choosing the format and length of the writing I do,
not constrained by a 600-800 word weekly column. Oh, I can
be disciplined in my writing, and produce a work of whatever length required
(see some of the essays which have been published). But more freedom means
more creativity. I also wanted to merge some of my other artistic endeavors with my short-form writing. For me, they aren't that separate, they're just different aspects of communicating an idea. The novels (see books), of course, are long works, a leisurely stroll to explore and develop an idea along with the reader. The madvertisements are weird little nuggets playing off of popular culture and consumerism, more like a virus of an idea than some higher lifeform of writing. Then there are the projects: Paint the Moon was a collective fantasy of physics; Nobel Prize for Jo was a collective fantasy of entrenched bureaucracy; the Glass Canopy was about a community vision; and my entry into the Oklahoma City Memorial Competition was about shared response to tragedy. So, this is the result. Part blog, part library, part archive. I won't be posting here every day, but it's a fairly safe bet that if you drop in once a week or so, you'll find something fresh. And you can always go diving in the older stuff that's here. Thanks for coming by. Feel free to drop me a note if you have something you want to respond to, if you're looking for some freelance writing to be done, or if you're a publisher who realizes just how big a seller my novel could be. Reach me at jim@afineline.org |
contact me: jim@afineline.org |
all work © James T. Downey, 1993-2006 photos © Martha K. John, 1994-2006 |
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