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The Authorhood of All Readers

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Today I want to perform a philosophical genealogy, tracing today’s deluge of aspiring authors to the political and theological underpinnings of the Modern age.

Roll with me on this one; I rarely get to use my formal training in comparative religion here, and I promise this isn’t going to be a conversion blog or an Anne Rice-style rant.  So, let me state up front that this is more about tracing the path of an idea popular among present-day book enthusiasts than promoting or dismissing any of its religious or political ancestors.

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Anne Rice’s Sad Publicity Stunt

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The literary world is abuzz with news that author Anne Rice has abandoned Christianity. In the name of Christ. Or something like that.

I’m not going to take a position for or against the religion or the political and moral issues Rice cites as her reasons.  However, I would like to take a stab at the logic of her controversial revelation to see if another, more professional motive might explain it better than the stated one.

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Writer Links – Vampires, Pirates, and Novel Titles

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This week I have begun a variety of summer renewal projects.  I have potted 10 new plants in my new place, and have begun a photo catalog of my bookshelves.  (I may post these to the blog, if encouraged.)

I have also begun a targeted revision of The Ligan of the Disomus, and a related short story, The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die.  Although I do not subscribe to the common wisdom that a work of art is “never finished, merely abandoned,” I am glad that Ligan had not been picked up for publication before I had a chance to sketch out and complete a few short stories in the Observer’s world, and thus work out some larger-scale plot and character development decisions.

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