http://fungibleconvictions.com/2007/01/23/lets-trot-out-the-nea-study-on-reading-again/ The blog of Andrew Whitacre Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:36:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://fungibleconvictions.com/2007/01/23/lets-trot-out-the-nea-study-on-reading-again/comment-page-1/#comment-240 purple motes » reading at risk, seriously Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:49:18 +0000 http://fungibleconvictions.com/2007/01/23/lets-trot-out-the-nea-study-on-reading-again/#comment-240 [...] in literary reading that the NEA and many concerned persons, including some who note various flaws in the NEA report other than the lack of interest in the impressive gender protrusion, have [...] [...] in literary reading that the NEA and many concerned persons, including some who note various flaws in the NEA report other than the lack of interest in the impressive gender protrusion, have [...]

]]> http://fungibleconvictions.com/2007/01/23/lets-trot-out-the-nea-study-on-reading-again/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Jamie Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:19:27 +0000 http://fungibleconvictions.com/2007/01/23/lets-trot-out-the-nea-study-on-reading-again/#comment-239 I have a quote from that study taped to my wall. I used to feel sad when I looked at it, but now it makes me angry. Your point #3 is right on. I've been trying for more than fifteen years to write something literary because I felt bad about writing something "popular", like it wasn't arty enough. In the end (and a long time in coming it was), I realized that most literary writers are just depressed as hell. I have a quote from that study taped to my wall. I used to feel sad when I looked at it, but now it makes me angry. Your point #3 is right on. I’ve been trying for more than fifteen years to write something literary because I felt bad about writing something “popular”, like it wasn’t arty enough. In the end (and a long time in coming it was), I realized that most literary writers are just depressed as hell.

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