Enough With The Literary Navel-Gazing Already!

Jon Carroll has had it with the trend of writers writing about writers and writing and expecting the rest of the world to give a damn. “Writing is not an inherently interesting profession. It’s very boring to watch. Writers do not dress well, and they frequently mumble. Periodically, a writer goes into rehab or opens an antique store; it’s not exactly cinematic. It’s not like freeing the virtuous farmers from the yoke of oppression by wearing a mask and engaging in swordplay. It’s the life of the mind. It’s paint drying.” But then, people in nearly every profession seem to be obsessed with their own importance these days…