tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1435581 2009-11-07T12:20:46-08:00 TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efdd2b388340120a660a829970b 2009-11-07T12:20:46-08:00 2009-11-07T12:20:46-08:00

For those of you fascinated by the writing process have a look at a terrific article in the WSJ: "How to Write a Great Novel" which reveals the writing process of many successful award winning writers. Some authors like Juno...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InTheLabyrinth/~4/4Gel88V8dOs" height="1" width="1"/>

Midori http://msnyder.typepad.com/the_labyrinth/2009/11/notebooks-bulletin-boards-pencils-and-tape-how-to-write-the-great-novel.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efdd2b388340120a6a2c827970c 2009-11-02T20:21:03-08:00 2009-11-02T20:28:46-08:00

We take celebrating Dias De Los Muertos pretty seriously down here in the southwest. So I thought I would share a wonderful little video of the band Conjunto Tamaulipas singing "Al Pie de la Tumba." (This is a clip from...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InTheLabyrinth/~4/eWXlhKhS22Y" height="1" width="1"/>

Midori http://msnyder.typepad.com/the_labyrinth/2009/11/all-saints-and-all-souls-conjunto-tamaulipas-al-pie-de-la-tumba.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efdd2b388340120a6827511970c 2009-10-28T13:08:24-07:00 2009-11-02T20:12:55-08:00

Ok..no matter what your position on the war, here's a chance to show your support for the men and women that have served in harm's way. I know times are tight...but consider a tax-deductible donation to this current fund raising...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InTheLabyrinth/~4/xAnNn1nxd60" height="1" width="1"/>

Midori http://msnyder.typepad.com/the_labyrinth/2009/10/project-valourit.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efdd2b388340120a672b05f970c 2009-10-24T11:14:29-07:00 2009-10-24T15:02:33-07:00

For those of you in NYC, consider stopping by the Zerza Restaurant, October 27 from 5 to 7pm to sample Moroccan cuisine and help launch Kantara Crafts-- a new fair trade importer of exquisite carpets from Moroccan weaving co-ops, founded...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InTheLabyrinth/~4/0t0IQgi1hdk" height="1" width="1"/>

Midori http://msnyder.typepad.com/the_labyrinth/2009/10/kantara-crafts-fair-trade-textiles-from-moroccan-weaving-coops.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efdd2b388340120a6727236970c 2009-10-24T09:42:45-07:00 2009-10-24T10:06:10-07:00

Oh my what a treat! Peacay over at the incomprable BibliOdyssey has posted a remarkable collection of Vincent Van Gogh's illustrated letters to his brother Theo. The letters and sketches offer a rare and fascinating glimpse into Van Gogh's thoughts...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InTheLabyrinth/~4/UBmZZcvnLpI" height="1" width="1"/>

Midori http://msnyder.typepad.com/the_labyrinth/2009/10/the-letters-and-sketches-of-vincent-van-gogh.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efdd2b388340120a61af775970b 2009-10-24T09:16:47-07:00 2009-10-26T12:54:50-07:00

Welsh artist, Clive Hicks Jenkins has created a series of gorgeous "maquettes" -- articulated figures taken from images out of his paintings -- many of which are influenced by mythic and heroic stories. These maquettes just knock me out --...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InTheLabyrinth/~4/C5ez7mq_04Y" height="1" width="1"/>

Midori http://msnyder.typepad.com/the_labyrinth/2009/10/maquettes-articulated-mythic-figures-from-clive-hicks-jenkins.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efdd2b388340120a6017a8f970b 2009-10-20T09:02:21-07:00 2009-10-21T09:25:13-07:00

I just turned in the galley corrections for Except the Queen, which now means the mss. no longer belongs to us. Always a bittersweet moment, since I think most writers would probably tinker with a text forever if they could....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InTheLabyrinth/~4/yd8Cvr4HI00" height="1" width="1"/>

Midori http://msnyder.typepad.com/the_labyrinth/2009/10/except-the-queen-at-the-finish-line.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efdd2b388340120a5f23e68970b 2009-10-18T09:25:38-07:00 2009-10-19T06:53:36-07:00

Author Jeanette Winterson has written a thoughtful article, "In Praise of the Crack Up" on the relationship between creativity and madness. She discusses the role of art to be transformative -- a resource to which we turn to address traumatic...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InTheLabyrinth/~4/j0zfBkbBJfg" height="1" width="1"/>

Midori http://msnyder.typepad.com/the_labyrinth/2009/10/read-it-on-the-web-madness-and-creativity-the-fruits-of-gloom-and-the-imaginary-world-of-roseau.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efdd2b388340120a647816a970c 2009-10-17T13:01:05-07:00 2009-10-18T10:18:04-07:00

Terri Windling and her husband Howard Gayton have a gorgeous new puppy and I have been totally enjoying the prolific family photos of Tilly -- and watching her sweet little face show up in some of Terri's new art --...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InTheLabyrinth/~4/lbOyrf-uSIw" height="1" width="1"/>

Midori http://msnyder.typepad.com/the_labyrinth/2009/10/a-dogs-life.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efdd2b388340120a6476883970c 2009-10-17T12:07:06-07:00 2009-10-17T13:27:09-07:00

I have posted before on Emiliano Lake-Herrera's work (see the post on the terrific Perros Paños) and I am excited to see his blog has been recently renovated and filled with a lot more new work, including a one man...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InTheLabyrinth/~4/2VZaSYVdF7I" height="1" width="1"/>

Midori http://msnyder.typepad.com/the_labyrinth/2009/10/emiliano-lakeherrera-call-and-response.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efdd2b388340120a647470c970c 2009-10-17T10:55:35-07:00 2009-10-18T08:30:37-07:00

So I am back and all I can say is you have to love a city that cherishes the mermaid as the symbol of the city and places wonderful and whimiscal sculptures of her every where. The Norfolk mermaid is...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InTheLabyrinth/~4/CuwMxakbBfc" height="1" width="1"/>

Midori http://msnyder.typepad.com/the_labyrinth/2009/10/city-of-mermaids-norfolk-va.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efdd2b388340120a618e084970c 2009-10-05T20:05:06-07:00 2009-10-05T20:07:41-07:00

I am heading out tomorrow for a week of travel so I don't think I will have a chance to blog much. I am going to be visiting this totally buff fellow...anybody want to guess my location? (Click on the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InTheLabyrinth/~4/ab6lnVju6Mw" height="1" width="1"/>

Midori http://msnyder.typepad.com/the_labyrinth/2009/10/i-am-here-all-week.html