Spooky Art Thoughts on Writing

&quote;Writing is spooky,&quote; according to Norman Mailer. &quote;There is no routine of an office to keep you going, only the blank page each morning, and you never know where your words are coming from, those divine words.&quote; In The Spooky Art, Mailer discusses with signature candor the rewards and trials of the writing life, and recommends the tools to navigate it. Addressing the reader in a conversational tone, he draws on the best of more than fifty years of his own criticism, advice, and detailed observations about the writer's craft.Praise for The Spooky Art&quote;The Spooky Art shows Mailer's brave willingness to take on demanding forms and daunting issues.... He has been a thoughtful and stylish witness to the best and worst of the American century.&quote; -The Boston Globe&quote;At his best-as artists should be judged-Mailer is indispensable, an American treasure. There is enough of his best in this book for it to be welcomed with gratitude.&quote; -The Washington Post&quote;[The Spooky Art] should nourish and inform-as well as entertain-almost any serious reader of the novel.&quote; -Baltimore Sun&quote;The richest book ever written about the writer's subconscious.&quote; -The Philadelphia Inquirer&quote;Striking...entrancingly frank.&quote; -Entertainment Weekly