Month: August 2007

Palahniuk Interviewed in Writer’s Digest

There’s a good interview with Chuck Palahniuk in the October issue of Writer’s Digest. The Fight Club author makes some suggestions that are useful to us all. When interviewer Jordan E. Rosenfeld asks how he knows an idea can support a novel, Palahniuk responds, “It’s usually a premise that I can present in a short…

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Get Well Soon, Bo

You know you’re a musical badass when there’s a beat named after you. So let’s all hope that guitar icon Bo Diddley recovers quickly from a heart attack he suffered recently. Get well soon, Bo.

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The Greatness of Galleycat

I often tell people about the industry expertise and reporting of Galleycat. Ron and Sarah do a great job of getting primary source quotes and insider info about the publishing industry. The website really is required reading for anyone who wants to learn about the business of books. And lately, I’ve really enjoyed their commentary. For example,…

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Just Say No to Research

Or, at least when it’s not the right time for research. We’ve previously discussed the seductive allure of research when you’re writing. It’s easy to get sucked into a rabbit hole trying to find some little tidbit of information and suddenly you’ve lost a whole day. That happened to me last night. I was looking…

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What Was He Thinking?

I’m all for authors being proactive in marketing their books. I’m all for determination, dedication, and even a bit of fanaticism. But this is just ridiculous. Galleycat points out a report about Bill Schneider’s Oprah Book Club lie. Scheider, an administrative director of tourism in Provincetown, wrote a book entitled Crossed Paths. Galleycat reports the book…

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