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The Unstrung Harp

Unstrung HarpCatch You Lat­er, Trai­tor has been offi­cial­ly pub­lished. When­ev­er I pub­lish a book, I always reread my absolute favorite book about pro­fes­sion­al writ­ing and the writer’s life, Edward Gorey’s The Unstrung Harp.

I think there is more truth about writ­ing in this work of genius than forty books about writing.

But, be advised, if you are new to the work of Edward Gorey it will not be what you expect. It will, beyond all else, sur­prise you and make you laugh. But, if you are a writer, a good laugh always helps.

Get hold of it. Keep it near your desk. Trust me. You need it.

And since I’m in the mood to make you laugh I will share this sto­ry, which was told to me.

A sev­en year old was shown a type­writer for the first time. It was demon­strat­ed. His response? “Cool; a com­put­er that prints right away.”

Have a good day.

3 thoughts on “The Unstrung Harp”

  1. Love that sto­ry about the type­writer. Just like when show­ing chil­dren a vinyl record and they call it a giant CD. Although, the first time I heard it referred to that was from a 20-some­thing col­lege student.

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