A Darn Good Line
“Tape peeled from the roll just like deer hide coming loose from the meat.” From Roger Alan Skipper’s impressive Tear Down the Mountain: An Appalachian Love Story.
continue readingMaybe She Knows the Cool Dorm, but I Wouldn’t Take Her Advice on Succeeding in Literature Class
Kaavya Viswanathan, the college student who cashed a reported $500,000 advance from Little, Brown which was ultimately cancelled due to numerous allegations of plagiarism, will be advising new students at Harvard this fall. Viswanathan was one of 190 students selected from a pool of 500 applicants to be a peer advising fellow. The Harvard Crimson…
continue readingBack to School
As we progress through August, and the little ones trudge back to school with their pencil boxes and trapper-keepers, this is also an important time for writers. First of all, most literary journals will begin accepting submissions again after their summer breaks. I try to have a barrage of stories ready to mail out…
continue readingeBay Book Deals
One of these days, I’m going to ask around and see if one of these book deals offered on eBay has ever actually sold. Right now, there are seven book/movie deals for sale on the auction site. They range from the film and residual rights for a series of 1950’s pulp novels auction with the bidding…
continue readingWoodrell Profiled in USA Today
I’ve long professed my admiration for Daniel Woodrell’s writing. So it’s nice to see him getting some well-deserved attention with the release of his newest novel, Winter’s Bone. Yesterday, a profile of Woodrell appeared in USA Today. Although brief, the article will hopefully introduce new readers to Woodrell’s fascinating work.
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