
Bruce helps advance the question of what the term “literary” means. Is it a commercial label? Is it a publishing market category for how to put similar books together in a bookstore? Class distinction or participation is one way to look, but so is technical accomplishment. In any case, learning to write seems a noble (and spiritual) way to squander your time as well as a social network, and Bruce has been amazing over a long and fruitful career as both a writer and educator.
- Bruce on Fantastic Fiction.com
- Bruce on Facebook
- On Twitter @BruceHollRogers
- Member of the Wordos
- Word Work: Surviving and Thriving as a Writer
- Sampling of Bruce’s short stories
- Bruce’s Estranged short story
“All myths are true, and writers block is a myth.”
Bruce Holland Rogers
“I only write when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes at nine every morning.”
William Faulkner
“You don’t need to write things to be a writer – but it sure helps your credibility.”
Things Dave remembers Bruce saying
“I may write for two weeks ‘the cat sat on the mat, that is that, not a rat,’ you know. And it might be just the most boring and awful stuff. But I try. When I’m writing, I write. And then it’s as if the muse is convinced that I’m serious and says, ‘Okay. Okay. I’ll come.’”
Maya Angelou
Mentions from Episode 92:
- Colson Whitehead
- Ted Chang
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti
- Damon Knight
- James Michener
- Test reader – Collaborator
- Rogue Star
- Edward Bryant, a mentor and influence on Bruce
- The Mother Tongue
Theodore Sturgeon
I would love to see a bookstore with signs like “Books you can feel smug about reading”, “Books the Silent Generation read growing up”, “Books Boomer parents are uncomfortable with”, “Books a Zennial identifies with”.
I don’t expect to see it, but I would LOVE to see it 😀