2006 Writing Review
As 2006 comes to an end, it’s useful to reflect on this past year and evaluate our writing successes and shortcomings. For me, I had a mixed but mostly positive year. On the positive side, I published pieces in Paste, Inked and Columbus Monthly along with several write-ups for Stuff. I also had a piece accepted for…
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Never one to be outdone by cute reindeer, the bat is back with another round of great podcasts. This time, Bat Segundo speaks with authors Claire Messud and Simon Winchester.
continue readingHappy Holidays
I’m still recovering from my top secret assignment to help Santa spread literary cheer over this past holiday weekend. But we’ll back up to normal operations tomorrow. I do hope all of you are enjoying a happy and safe holiday season!
continue readingPersonality Goes A Long Way
Imagine… instead of slaving over proposals, outlines, chapter summaries, market analysis… imagine if you could just talk your way into a publishing deal. Richard Price managed to do that very thing. In The Paris Review Interviews, volume I, Richard Price recounts how he pitched Clockers to publishers. “Before I wrote a word of Clockers…
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Many authors obsess over Amazon. They worry about their rankings, the reviews, and the overall visibility for their book. However, not everyone is happy about being on the site. The great Bookninja brings news of a writer who is actually demanding that Amazon remove his book from their site. “George Walker, author of Tales from an Airfield,…
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