Rare Book Lusts
Syntax of Things provided a link to the Rare Book Room, a site that allows visitors to see images of some of the rarest books in the world. Forget those eBay postings of Harry Potter books with misprinted covers. This is the real, rare, deal. How about a copy of Gutenberg’s Bible from 1455? Meanwhile, Kevin…
continue readingThe Way to Make Money Writing
“Writing is bosh. There is only one way to make money at writing, and that is to marry a publisher’s daughter.” From George Orwell’s 1933 novel, Down and Out in Paris and London.
continue readingLos Angeles Security
I was in Los Angeles last weekend for a meeting with my writing partner and some other Hollywood types. During a break in the weekend’s meetings, I strolled around West Hollywood looking for different musical landmarks. I walked down Fairfax, in search of a particular recording studio, and heard a deep growl as I came upon…
continue readingDavid Lynch on Bat Segundo
To celebrate the 100th installment of the literary world’s most hilarious podcasts, the amazing Bat Segundo broke out of the book box. This time out, the Bat managed to score an interview with film legend David Lynch. Great stuff, so be sure to check it out. And, a Slushpile-congratulations on reaching such an impressive milestone! Here’s…
continue readingNow Here’s a Deal I Would Approve!
All too often, the news about recent publishing deals leaves me depressed and baffled. Books about knitting, and still more books about addiction recovery, and books about cleaning out your refrigerator, and the history of ranch dressing, and knitting for cats, and all this other stuff. I know there is an audience for these things,…
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