Month: December 2008

Lish Re-Enters the Classroom

Famed editor and creative writing teacher Gordon Lish is re-entering the classroom. Galley Cat has all the details here. One of my old teachers, Mark Richard, studied with Lish and he had hilarious stories of those workshops. So I’m sure this new round of classes will be fun and challenging.

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An Open Letter from Joshua Henkin

Joshua Henkin, author of Matrimony and Swimming Across the Hudson is an energetic and determined writer and lover of literary books. A creative writing teacher, he’s gracious with an interview, follow lit blogs and book review pages, and generally works hard to promote his own writing and that of others. This week brought news of…

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Mezrich Tackles Facebook Founders

Ben Mezrich, author of Bringing Down the House and Rigged, is publishing a book on the creation of Facebook and the folks who made it happen. Interesting recap here.

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How Do You Find Something to Say?

Everytime we struggle to sit down at the desk and write, everytime we find it hard to stare at a blank page, everytime it seems the laundry or mowing the grass is more pressing than writing, just think of those poor sportswriter souls who have to cover the Detroit Lions football team. As the team…

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Random Links

It’s been a busy few days for me, but here are some interesting links I’ve stumbled across. Some relate to books, but some don’t. –Sports writer Mark Kriegel mentions an economic crisis idea from Tim Smith of theDaily News: Make the oil companies bail out the auto industry. Exxon Mobil announced profits of $14.83 billion…

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