Sunday, August 23, 2009

Literary quotations and page rage

Here, from Brazilian writer Sergio Barcellos Ximenes, is an offer you can't refuse. A free book, which you pay for only if you like it. And it's a fascinating companion to the writing life, as explained by the author:

It's a new kind of book, because the reader can continue the work by himself (a customizable book). And it's a new kind of quotations book, because the old focus on great authors is replaced by the focus on interesting and creative quotations, no matter who wrote or said them. It includes phrases from blog posts, titles of blog posts, commentaries written on the Web, answers from online interviews, tweets, and even an image of the cover of a book.
The file can be downloaded from here: http://tinyurl.com/lhpc7y

My writerly comments are represented. The author also has this to say: "For me, you and Tess Gerritsen (two authors travelling on roads so different) are the bloggers who most courageously reveal the personal soul of a writer."

This is a great bathroom table book: print it out for reading "in the library."

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