Tag: Alan Moore
BookTuber Tuesday! Alan Moore talks about Lovecraft and Modernists
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[“BLA and GB Gabbler” (really just a pen name – singular) are the Editor and Narrator behind THE AUTOMATION, vol. 1 of the Circo del Herrero series. They are on facebook, twitter, tumblr, goodreads, and Vulcan’s shit list.]
Alan Moore on the publishing industry:
Some of his advice is pretty standard: write every day, be self-critical, donāt worry about money when composing. But Moore also breaks out of the old adages and is frank about the publishing world as he perceives it, pointing out that many of the āfamous, well-knownā authors out there āhave nothing to do with writing,ā casting shade on popular works like Dan Brownās and calling the industry a āmess.ā So whatās a hungry writer to do? Self-publish, sayeth the wizard:
āPublishing today is a complete mess. I know brilliant authors who canāt get their books published,ā Moore says, explaining that many publishing houses are afraid of taking risks on fiction. Mooreās solution? āPublish yourself. Donāt rely upon other people.ā
Itās rare and refreshing for an established writer to promote the potential boons of self-publishing and be honest about their perception of what lies behind the industry curtain. Of course, we expect some eccentricity from Moore, but we prefer this earnest truth-telling over the grumpy old manperformances heās given more recently. The video was recorded in 2011, which means we may be in need of a time-turning spell. More of this old Moore, please.
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See also: Why literature is no longer art.
[“BLA and GB Gabbler” (really just a pen name – singular) are the Editor and Narrator behind THE AUTOMATION, vol. 1 of the Circo del Herrero series. They are on facebook, twitter, tumblr, goodreads, and Vulcan’s shit list.]
#BLAThoughtOfTheDay: Why Alan Moore went into comic books
With the news that comic book creator Alan Moore has written a prose novel that probably has more than ONE MILLION words, I can see why comic books were his original means of a successful outlet.
Jesus. A picture is worth a thousand words, dude. No need to actually USE words if your story is going to be that complicated (har, har). -BLA
[“BLA and GB Gabbler” (really just a pen name – singular) are the Editor and Narrator behind THE AUTOMATION, vol. 1 of the Circo del Herrero series. They are on facebook, twitter, tumblr, goodreads, and Vulcan’s shit list.]