by Vicraj Gill
[w]e’re taking a look at five other Bloomers who earned major honors in literary careers that took off after they turned 40. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Ben Fountain
Experience Required: Failed Novels, and Other Sore Subjects
by Ben Fountain
Am I any smarter now? I dread the prospect of finding out, though at some point I’ll probably have to; that kind of risk is part of the deal any time we undertake a long piece of work. Second question: Were those years wasted? My sense is, yes and no. Continue reading
Ben Fountain and the Language of Mystery
by Tricia Khleif
Mystery and ambiguity, expressed in musical, finely wrought prose, form the core of Fountain’s fiction. Continue reading
Experience Required: The Polar Explorer’s Guide to Writing a Novel
by Joseph M. Schuster
I was struck often by how the race for the South Pole is an appropriate metaphor for writing a novel. Continue reading
Bloomers At Large: Finding Their Way
by Vicraj Gill
Bloomers At Large is a monthly roundup of links that we think might be of interest to Bloom readers. Continue reading
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