Joan Didion is gone. She was an iconl in the 60's and much more. Part of the New Journalism where the author was woven into exciting events and/or lifestyles. I think that world is long gone. I bet she encouraged a lot of women to write for magazines. anothermag.com/design-living/…
"New" journalism was just immersive journalism, often pointed at the "young" Truman Capote says he invented it. Tom Wolfe turned it into an art from and Hunter S. Thompson blended fiction with fact to create Gonzo journalism. It's all writing. indiependent.co.uk/new-journalism…
Writers used to keep notes, write letters and often their magazine articles were turned into books or movies. There was an intense focus on what magazines had to say. And the back story of stories. theisolationjournals.com/explore/121-fr…
There was a time where was no line between the writer, the myth, the letters, the interviews, the articles and the books. I think Didion was that. Much like fans celebrate Hemingway or how Didion celebrated Hemingway. newyorker.com/magazine/1998/…
Here is something magical. Didion used to retype the stories of Hemingway. Can you retype the words of a writer and get inside his skin and brain. No...because no finished book looks like the first draft. medium.com/@twmerrigan/ho…
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