Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

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Review of the Penguin Book of Oulipo, plus a course I'm running on the subject - UPDATED
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Review of the Penguin Book of Oulipo, plus a course I'm running on the subject - UPDATED

Great techniques for dealing with writer's block, as well as just plain fun!

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How do you deal with writer’s block? Chances are you follow the advice of the experts who advocate free writing: just write the first thing that comes into your head, and see what happens. But how about adopting a strategy that is diametrically opposed to this: using constraints?

It sounds counter-intuitive, but imposing a restriction is likely to lead t…

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