Chelsea Handler’s New Show Premieres
Comedian Chelsea Handler is the author of My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands, and the subject of a Slushpile.net interview that should post in the next week or two. Her brand new show premieres tonight at 10:30 on E!. Keep your eyes peeled for our interview with Handler and to learn more about…
continue readingWhy People Hate Self-Published Authors
I’ve?receieved a number of emails lately?inquiring about?the validity of self-publishing. It’s a?well-worn topic and my personal perspective?isn’t much different than?everyone else’s.?In the right conditions, handled properly, with?realistic attitudes,?self-publishing can be a viable business decision for certain people. But I don’t believe in resorting to it just because you think the?mainstream publishing industry is comprised of?meanies…
continue readingUmmmmm…
So the James Frey-inspired episode South Park premiered last night. And I was a bit underwhelmed. Although I will have to use Geraldo’s line about rocking the publishing industry. But other than that, I was just left saying, “ummmm, yeah.”
continue readingWhen I was Seventeen, I was Bagging Groceries
Man, when I was seventeen, I bagged groceries and worked at a video store. We weren’t quite as bad as the employees in Clerks but we did haze new staff members by making them watch I Spit On Your Grave at least five times. At the same age I was trying not to crush the…
continue readingWhen Do You Cut Bait?
What’s your limit on rejections? If you have a story that you really believe in, how many rejections do you pile up before you reel it in and put that story away for good? I’m still trying to decide on a couple of my pieces and I’m curious how Slushpile Nation handles it.
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