Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Mar 04 2015
On plunking down
Artists in history can become so revered as cultural placeholders that they gain a new life by becoming characters in literature and film. Vincent van Gogh comes to mind. He's been featured and fictionalized through letters, poetry, music, film and TV. The combination of his achievements and the difficult journey of his own thoughts made him perfect for lifting out of history and plunking down into other stories imagined by other artists. Who would we happily plunk down into the middle of our works?
posted at: 10:07 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Artists in history can become so revered as cultural placeholders that they gain a new life by becoming characters in literature and film. Vincent van Gogh comes to mind. He's been featured and fictionalized through letters, poetry, music, film and TV. The combination of his achievements and the difficult journey of his own thoughts made him perfect for lifting out of history and plunking down into other stories imagined by other artists. Who would we happily plunk down into the middle of our works?
posted at: 10:07 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
