by christawojo@gmail.com | Jul 22, 2015 | For Writers
Excerpt from Of Human Bondage by William Somerset Maugham. I finally finished reading Of Human Bondage. Honestly, I didn’t want it to end. It’s an amazing book that resonated with me on multiple levels. My copy has kept me company toilet-side for the past...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Apr 17, 2015 | Kafka, Quote Images
Franz Kafka in his letter to Felice Bauer, August 20, 1913 “Talking is altogether against my nature. Whatever I may say is wrong, in my sense. For me, speech robs everything I say of its seriousness and importance. To me it seems impossible that it should be...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Mar 29, 2015 | On Philosophy
This describes me (though I’m still working on shattering the world), my characters, my favorite artists and writers, and many of my creative contemporaries. Being ‘normal’ is the most unnatural and incomprehensible thing for us!
by christawojo@gmail.com | Mar 27, 2015 | Character Appearances, For Writers, On Creativity, The Sculptor
I love to nag people for interviews, and annoying as I may be, some very famous people occasionally indulge me. This was the case with world renowned sculptor, Antoni Azarov. Even though the press dub him, and I quote, an “asshole,” I’ve discovered once you get used...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Jan 30, 2015 | Quote Images
More on Maugham… Of Human Bondage A Writer’s Greatest Fear
by christawojo@gmail.com | Jan 16, 2015 | For Writers, On Art, On Creativity
I’m still studying Of Human Bondage by William Somerset Maugham. As I said in my first article about the book, great writers are those who write stories that are relevant throughout time. They expose universal truths that apply to our lives no matter what century we...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Nov 13, 2014 | Kristine Poole, The Sculptor
Artist Kristine Poole will be helping me with my series-in-progress! My series, under the working title The Sculptor of New Hope, was a spontaneous creation. I didn’t have time to do the proper research when I decided to attempt my first National Novel Writing...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Nov 6, 2014 | Cool Giveaways, Figmento, Monthly Prize
Who doesn’t need an extra coffee cup? Or maybe you know someone who suffers from a shortage of mugs for hot beverages. The latest nifty prize is this coffee mug featuring my crazy little mascot dude, whom I have named Figmento, and the quote by Aristotle...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Oct 6, 2014 | On Creativity, Quote Images
How powerful is your imagination? As I said in a recent post, when I write I feel like I’m channeling a parallel universe. Sometimes I even feel like by imagining the story, I’ve created a new reality. Whether one believes in string theory, bubble...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Oct 1, 2014 | Art Beyond Words
This is an example of the divine art that inspired The Sculptor series. Can you describe it with words? Learn more about Antonio Corradini and the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica in Palazzo Barberini in Rome. Photo credit.
