Author: Connor Tomas O’Brien
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Constructing an Internet Bookshelf
One of the problems with reading on the internet seems to be that there’s too much competing for your attention at any one time, and not a huge amount of incentive to persevere with what you’re concentrating on at any moment. I don’t know about you, but I consider a physical book a challenge. I…
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Really, You Want to Hate Your Audience
I was speaking with Josh Fanning (ad man at this magazine) today about the insularity of Adelaide’s artistic community. Josh basically made the point that (and I’m badly paraphrasing here), “We need to get the yuppies coming along to art shows, because they’re the ones with the money to actually buy the art.” Insularity. It’s…
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Walter Marsh, a.k.a. Tantivy Fair, a.k.a. Purple Prose. Blog link circle-jerk!
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Those who should write, don’t. Those who can write, shouldn’t.
This is going to seem super obvious, but I’m of the impression that, generally, those with the most compelling stories to tell are either unwilling or unable to give voice to their experiences. There’s something inherently pompous about writing, because in writing, you’re basically telling the reader, “Hey, over here. Listen to me! Me me…
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“Fuck this. I’m gonna be a lawyer”: On Paying Writers
On the On Dit Facebook page, I posted an editorial suggesting that writers to student magazines should get paid. How? The government should jiggle around their ‘Arts’ funding, and set aside maybe $7000 for every university publication that can demonstrate a commitment to providing a platform for quality writing, photography, and illustration. ($7000 doesn’t go…