Turning an Opportunity for Violence into a Writing Exercise
Certain sounds, smells, and tastes are difficult to articulate on the page. How can you describe the smell of a baked apple pie in an innovative way? How can you even begin to conjure the noise of a battlefield? How can you explain the feeling of aluminum foil on your teeth without using the word metallic? As…
continue readingSlow Week
My apologies for the light posting this week. Between work-work and literary-work, life has been incredibly hectic recently. I should be back up to normal speed in a day or two. I typically do quite a bit of writing on the weekends. I can fill my bloggy pantry with posts and pull them out during the week. But…
continue readingWell, I’m Not Sure About the Justly Part, But Definitely Famous
Gawker reminds us that in December, New York magazine provided reasons to love New York. One of the reasons included in their roundup was Because at Least One Person On This Page Will Be Justly Famous By 2010. The list includes 27 young people who were pegged to be major players in their various industries. Coming…
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Good deals abound on eBay this week: For $999,999, you can purchase the publication and screen rights for an autobiography where “This bohemian girl tries to rediscover Jack Kerouack in an updated setting. Follow the misadventures of this identity starved individual as she discovers herself. Writing styles sometimes recalls Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac and…
continue readingCover Designs For Books That Don’t Exist
Some will see this as an excellent idea for generating the all-important buzz for your book project. Others will this as yet another example of just how far publishing has turned it’s head from literature towards the omnipotent product. Either way, I have to admit this is a pretty damn cool book jacket. Jared Paul…
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