Still More on Hooks
A few days ago, I mentioned Miss Snark’s advice on crafting a great hook. Well now, she’s back with a hook-o-meter designed to offer criticism on hundreds of aspiring hooks. Looks like she’s up to #160 of reader-submitted hooks. As always, the Snarkalicious One offers succinct criticism and instruction.
continue readingAn Amazing Collection
The Washington Post reports: “Working entirely on her own, spending her librarian’s salary and later her Social Security checks, Mayme Clayton amassed one of the finest collections of African American history in the world — and stored it in her garage.” This amazing article explains, “By the time she died in October, at age 83…
continue readingHannah on Noir
Mississippi author Barry Hannah, the nightwatchman, writes about noir and teaching the genrein the new issue of The Oxford American. “In noir, doom rules the mood. It is perhaps the one consistent noun of the literature, running wild over both the good and the shady. The apt weather is one of destruction, with characters…
continue readingBest Wishes to Barry
Ill with pneumonia, Barry Hannah was forced to cancel a reading in Tallahassee, FL last night. In his place, Florida State University grad student Michael Garriga and FSU writing professor Bob Shacochis stepped up and read their favority Hannah stories. Get well soon, Barry.
continue readingWhat a Way to Go
Former X-Men illustrator Dave Cockrum passed away on Sunday. According to this CNN article, Cockrum was wearing Superman pajamas and was warmed by a Batman blanket at the time of his death. A family friend indicated that Cockrum will be cremated in a Green Lantern T-shirt. I guess that’s the comic book equivalent of…
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