Category Archives: Writing

Haruki Murakami on writing and running

Posted on August 26, 2012 by stuartelden

Thanks to Oliver Belcher for the link – a piece about novelist Haruki Murakami’s views on writing and running. What does a novelist/writer need? For Murakami, it’s three things – talent, focus and endurance. Fortunately, these two disciplines—focus and endurance—are different … Continue reading →

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Writing – words a day, and daily routines

Posted on August 9, 2012 by stuartelden

Posts on writing seem to get quite a bit of interest here, so I’ll use classicist Mary Beard’s question to say a little more about this again. In her TLS column, Beard asks ‘How many words can you write in a … Continue reading →

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Writing grant and research proposals

Posted on July 25, 2012 by stuartelden

Just found this really useful resource when looking for something else on Michael Watts’s site. Suggestions, examples, resources for writing dissertation proposals, grant proposals etc. While designed for (post)graduates and early career scholars, I think there is bound to be something … Continue reading →

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Walter Benjamin on writing

Posted on October 7, 2010 by stuartelden

This is wonderful – Walter Benjamin’s writing rules, taken from Sean Sturm’s blog. I’ve read this before, but only now does it really resonate. I may say more about why in a bit. I. Anyone intending to embark on a … Continue reading →

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