A couple of writing related links

The first is a blogpost by Jenny Davidson on the phases involved in “the creation of a text”–I guess that is academic speak for writing; it is also via Jenny Davidson, that I found a link to this delightful essay on punctuation (and its sanctity?):

The assumption that one has the right to repunctuate a writer’s texts is in fact a very dangerous one, since it leaves modern writers open to all kinds of abuse.

Take a look!