C.B. Murphy  .:. writing

Sites I use, people I studied with. Useful sites for book lovers.

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Vonnegut, Borges, and Kafka…

THEY FIND YOU! (The Secret Committee of Writers: Vonnegut, Borges, and Kafka)

Don’t you just wish someday it would get easier?
It might go like this:
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I^*: What’s the most interesting thing about your writing that you can think of?

C.B.: I’d have to say voice, or perspective, though voice is the more popular word. There is a lot of talk about voice in the writing community. I’ve heard it said that “voice�? is the reason literature will survive.

I: So tell me about your voice and how it’s different.

C.B.: I like to think of my voice as a curious voice, motivated by an interest in people, culture, history and philosophy, not necessarily in that order. Also, it’s a voice of someone who didn’t study writing in college and had lots of different jobs. (Laughs) Read More »