A Little Birdie Told Me, Part 1
Posted in Photoj Class, Reading on February 5th, 2010 by ColinLamott’s wise and hilarious book instruction manual for writers is also surprisingly relevant for anyone wanting to work in a lonely and creative field, such as photojournalism. It’s also the first book my photoj class is discussing, and seeing as how I’m not really able to participate in the discussions from here, the professor, David Rees, asked me to write something about Bird by Bird in my blog. I’ve written about the first collection of chapters, simply entitled “Writing,” which is mainly about getting the ball rolling and listening to your characters so you can let them develop. I guess I was feeling pretty effusive about the section, because my summary and feelings is more than 2100 words long. Yow.
I’m hoping I can sum up her concepts about the second section, “The Writing Frame of Mind,” and how they pertain to my feelings about photojournalism, just a little more succinctly. Brevity being the soul of wit and all that. I’m planning on having this baby wrapped up by tomorrow night.
