Unstoppable Ideas
I’ve never really understood writer’s block. Or, at least not in the middle of a project. Typically my problem is being unable to stop ideas. I seem to have an obsessive-type of focus that comes when I’m really into something. In graduate school, I was writing a collection of short stories for my master’s thesis.…
continue readingBack up, Back up, Back up
For the love of God, people, back up your computers! My hard drive crashed the other day. Luckily, I do have at least most of the files backed up to an external drive. So I can restore without too much pain and discomfort. I’ll lose some stuff (like that copy of Faster Pussycat’s greatest hits and those…
continue readingPalahniuk Interviewed in Writer’s Digest
There’s a good interview with Chuck Palahniuk in the October issue of Writer’s Digest. The Fight Club author makes some suggestions that are useful to us all. When interviewer Jordan E. Rosenfeld asks how he knows an idea can support a novel, Palahniuk responds, “It’s usually a premise that I can present in a short…
continue readingGet Well Soon, Bo
You know you’re a musical badass when there’s a beat named after you. So let’s all hope that guitar icon Bo Diddley recovers quickly from a heart attack he suffered recently. Get well soon, Bo.
continue readingThe Greatness of Galleycat
I often tell people about the industry expertise and reporting of Galleycat. Ron and Sarah do a great job of getting primary source quotes and insider info about the publishing industry. The website really is required reading for anyone who wants to learn about the business of books. And lately, I’ve really enjoyed their commentary. For example,…
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