写作方法2017theparisreview.org编辑精选
E.B.怀特：随笔的艺术（1969）
E. B. White, the Art of the Essay No. 1 (1969)
导读
这是《巴黎评论》1969 年对 E. B. White 的“随笔艺术”访谈，主题围绕随笔写作。评论特别提到他翻旧日记寻找事实、却发现多是当时显得重要的观点和空话，这对写作者如何积累素材、区分事实与意见很有启发。
可以直接用的写作要点
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记素材时把事实、观察与观点、情绪分开存放，避免日后只剩一堆当时很激动的空话。
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定期回看旧笔记，删掉经不起时间检验的“热空气”，留下具体事实和可复用的细节。
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写随笔前先判断材料是事实还是意见，别让一时的紧迫感代替论证。
HN 评论精选
老牌文学杂志应把博客、推文等网络原生写作纳入文学和访谈范围。
《巴黎评论》什么时候会采访领先的博主和其他以网络为先的写作者？这很重要，因为他们漏掉了当今产出的大量内容。我怀疑现在 80%、90% 甚至 95% 的文字内容只存在于数字平台。总之，我认为《巴黎评论》该采访一位主要以纯网络内容闻名的写作者。许多老牌文学杂志仍未把博客和推文纳入文学定义；它们很好地涵盖新闻、喜剧写作、诗歌和短篇小说，却从不把访谈扩展到纯网络或网络原生的新写作形式。把文学定义停在博客、推文、Tumblr 之前有什么理由吗？也许有人说这些媒体太新，但网络媒体二十年前算新，今天肯定不算；也许有人说网络媒体主要是功能性、非创造性的，可很多线下写作也一样。
ekpyrotic查看英文原文
When will The Paris Review run interviews with leading bloggers and other online-first writers? This is important because they are missing the vast swathe of content that is produced in this day and age. I wouldn't be surprised if 80, 90, or even 95 of written content was digital only these days. All in all, I think it is time for The Paris Review to interview a writer who is known primarily for their online-only content. I find it interesting that many of the established literary magazines still haven't extended the definition of literature to capture blogging and tweeting as new forms of media. They do a good job of including journalism, comedy writing, poetry, and short fiction. But they never extend their interviews to new forms of online-only or online-native writing. Is there is any justification for stopping the definition of literature short of blogging, tweeting, Tumblr'ing, etc? There are two that come to mind. Firstly, that The Paris Review considers these forms of media too new. I, of course, understand that it takes a while for the establishment to feel comfortable with new things. But, honestly, online media isn't that new anymore. It was new 20 years ago, but certainly not today. Secondly, perhaps someone might say that online media is mostly functional and non-creative -- or that it's not a forum for creative media. Surely, that is true for much online writing -- but so is it true for offline writing. Finally, it feels funny to say that creative writing can exist on some platforms, like Twitter. But, why? Because they are short-form? Doesn't that still give writers the room to produce hyperconcentrated creative forms? Haiku are short -- are they not creative, and worthy of the term 'literature'?
旧日记里只剩一时观点和空话，提醒写作者要留下事实与具体观察。
有意思的是，当 White 翻查多年前的日记、寻找事实时，他只找到观点、想法、念头——一堆空话。那些空话在当时一定显得紧迫而重要。这对我们所有人可能都有启发。
crucini查看英文原文
It's interesting that when White delved into his journals from years past, searching for facts, he only found opinions, thoughts, ideas - hot air. All that hot air must have felt urgent and important at the time. Might have lessons for all of us.
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