10.03.2008 | Blog : Anne Stameshkin, Blog, craft, Erika Dreifus, Farrar Straus and Giroux, how fiction works, James Wood, writers on writing
recommended review: Erika Dreifus on How Fiction Works by James Wood
By Anne Stameshkin
One of my favorite blogs is Erika Dreifus’ Practicing Writing, an offshoot of her larger site The Practicing Writer, originally referred to me by Celeste. One day I’ll have to devote a long entry to the awesomeness of the many rich resources and services Erika provides to writers–most free of charge–but for now I’ll just link you to her astute review of James Wood’s How Fiction Works, a book that I’ve been both savoring and smacking against things this fall.
How Fiction Works will be FWR’s next Discussion Review. If you’d like to join the conversation — I’m getting in on the action this time! — email me at fictionwritersreview@gmail.com .
I can’t tell you how happy I am to have discovered this post, not only because I’m so grateful for the extraordinarily kind words you’ve offered, but also because I cannot believe I wasn’t aware of the wonderful work going on at this site. You can be sure I’ll be back! Thank you!
Erika – I can’t tell you how happy I am to read your comment. It’s an honor, and I hope you’ll visit FWR again soon.
Erika, thanks for this perceptive and well-written review, and Anne, thanks for the link. I’m delighted to have helped make a literary connection between two great sites! And I’m picking up a copy of Wood’s book ASAP, because I am intrigued.