Colm Tóibín: How Rules of Craft Inhibit Creativity

Colm Tóibín gives the third installment to the Words Ireland Lecture Series. This modern master discusses the craft of James Joyce—and the idea of craft itself. Is craft a concept more suited to poetry? Could strict ideas around craft actually be a hindrance to novelists and short story writers? Could they inhibit creativity? Colm Tóibín […] The post Colm Tóibín: How Rules of Craft Inhibit Creativity first appeared on Literary Hub. Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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