Eat, Pray, Love Gear on HSN
Recently, I wondered why authors don’t produce t-shirts and other items in a similar manner to musicians and other artists. Today, GalleyCat pointed out that Eat, Pray, Love gear was featured on the Home Shopping Network. Now, this might not be your particular taste or something that you would want to do for your own…
continue reading15 Most Overrated Writers
At the Huffington Post, Anis Shivani provides a photographic run-through of the 15 most overrated contemporary American writers. I don’t agree with all his choices, but still, it’s an invigorating argument to get the juices flowing on a Monday morning. As part of the problem, Shivani claims that “The MFA writing system, with its mechanisms…
continue readingLohan Journals in Jail
Hollyscoop picked up a TMZ report that jailed actress Lindsay Lohan whiled away the hours in the big house by filling up notebooks. The report states that sources state Lohan documented “every single thing about her life in jail” and that she hopes she can turn these materials into a book at some point in…
continue readingMajor Career Milestone
It’s been a busy week here (hence, the lack of posts) but a good one. On Tuesday, I received a box full of copies of my first book from the publisher. It’s a major milestone and feels fantastic. Check out this photo… It’s proof that you can survive the rejection letters, the aloof agents and…
continue readingDzanc to Publish Stephen Graham Jones
Earlier this week, news broke that one of Slushpile’s favorite indie publishers Dzanc Books signed on to release two new books by one of our favorite writers, Stephen Graham Jones. You might recall Jones from one of our two interviews with him. After the news broke, I asked Jones for a little more detail about…
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