the writer as carnival barker
8th April 2017 | for Creatives | writing, reaching your audience, Charles Baxter, author readings, Chris Boyd |
"The showbiz of the authorial appearance—the writer as carnival barker—is everywhere. God help the writer who is unpresentable." (artist)
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