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Monthly Archives February 2006

RIP Frederick Busch

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 27, 2006 In General, News 0 No tags 0

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Sadly, news surfaced on Sunday that Frederick Busch died of a heart attack on Feburary 23rd. Although he lived in a town called Sherburne,

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Frey Loses Book Deal

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 24, 2006 In News 3 No tags 0

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Yesterday afternoon, CNN picked up a Reuters report that Penguin cancelled controversial author James Frey’s two book deal.

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New Orleans Public Library Seeking Assistance

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 24, 2006 In General 0 No tags 0

The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) website maintains a listing of arts related opportunities. Often, these opportunities are juried art competitions,

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Bookish Humor

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 24, 2006 In General 0 No tags 0

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“I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman where the self-help section was. She said if she told me it would defeat the purpose.”

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Gotta Know Where You Stand

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 24, 2006 In General 4 No tags 0

(alternate text)The whole section starts laughing. There are a couple of leering looks, but mostly, mouths drop in amazement. This woman bounds down the aisle,

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Promoting Your Book

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 23, 2006 In General 1 No tags 0

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So many of us think that simply being accepted by a publisher is the end goal. Once we sign the contract,

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Bestseller Want Ads

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 23, 2006 In News 0 No tags 0

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Are you a writer who has graced the New York Times bestseller list? Are you interested in a freelance ghostwriting gig?

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And In the Interest of Equal Time

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 22, 2006 In News 1 No tags 0

I wrote my tongue-in-cheek suggestion about reality television researching literary scandals last night. This morning, I checked my email and there is a note from Geoffrey Knoop,

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Reality TV a Tool for Exposing Literary Frauds

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 22, 2006 In General 2 No tags 0

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James Frey, J.T. Leroy, Nasdijj. These literary frauds recently captured headlines and office gossip around the gin-coolers of publishing houses everywhere.

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Deconstructing The Moment

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 21, 2006 In Writing & Submitting Tips 4 No tags 0

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We all know that turning point, the key moment, maybe it’s the climax, maybe we call it the crucial moment,

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Faulkner Letter Auctioned for $18k

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 21, 2006 In News 0 No tags 0

(alternate text)Jeff at Syntax of Things always locates the coolest items and yesterday was no different. He found this Reuters report about a letter written by William Faulkner that drew nearly $18,000 at auction on Sunday.

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US Weekly Owes Me Four Bucks

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 21, 2006 In News, Rants 3 No tags 0

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Bastards. I’m expecting a personal check from Jann Wenner for four U.S. dollars.

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Interview: Jay McInerney, Author

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 20, 2006 In Interviews, Slushpile Exclusive 7 No tags 0

(alternate text)Jay McInerney, literary chronicler of New York City, stood in his large window struggling with a broken shade. He wasn’t actually paying attention to the view–he’d seen it many times before: the wide expanse of water towers and fire escapes,

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Company Reviewed

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 20, 2006 In News 1 No tags 0

Company : A Novel

Max Barry’s entertaining new novel was reviewed by Stanley Bing in Sunday’s Washington Post.

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Hitting the Jackpot with Mustang Sally

By Scott McKenzie Posted on February 20, 2006 In General 2 No tags 0

 

I was in Las Vegas a couple of weekends ago and I kept thinking about the literature of that city.

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