art/commerce

Irving Penn on photographing T.S. Eliot:

T.S. Eliot arrived at the studio early and sat on the steps until it was time to be photographed. His clothes were old and beautifully maintained. A grave, scholarly man, Eliot writes at home; in the afternoon, he works in his office at Faber & Faber, the publishing firm of which he is a director. Among London publishers it is said that he writes the best blurbs in the business.

- from page 81 of Moments Preserved; requoted on page 162 of Master Images

mind firmly in the gutter (and sliding toward Krum-fic)

From How to Write a Romance and Get It Published, publication date 1983:

There are probably as many choices as there are writers, but here's what a survey turned up: The Wang is much admired, but to date there is some difficulty getting service in particular regions, so this point must be checked. Bonnie Drake is enamored of the Victor model, which seems to be an up-and-coming choice (and costs approximately $8,000).

"Writing Tools," pp. 302-303 (about word processors being "the next step in machinery these days")