Interview: Marcy Dermansky, Author
A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for Writers, Marcy Dermansky has compiled an impressive list of credentials in a relatively short period of time. She won the 2002 Smallmouth Press Andre Dubus Novella Award and the 1999 Story Magazine Carson McCullers short story prize. Her work has been published in a number of prestigious literary…
continue readingBarry to Sign in LA
Austrailian Max Barry has landed in the US in support of his exciting new novel, Company. Tonight, he’s reading at Book Soup on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, CA. Call 310-659-3684. Check out the rest of Max’s tour dates here.
continue readingA Question of Balance & Focus
As I stare at Microsoft project plans during the day, balancing workloads, examining the work breakdown structure, and wondering if system test will ever finish, I find myself spending hours upon hours contemplating time, capacity, and available work cycles. It’s funny that I spend so much time at the office pondering work plans when my own…
continue readingMailer on Writing Courses
I was reading Norman Mailer’s The Spooky Art: Thoughts on Writing and came across his justification for writing courses. With all the controversy over the value of a creative writing education, I thought Mailer offered a pretty good explanation. If there is one reason above others for taking a writing course, it is to…
continue readingKing As Valuable As Joyce
At least almost equal in the eyes of one enterprising eBayer… I’m fascinated by eBay. The way people price their wares is amazing. Sometimes you find incredible bargains, other times you find outlandishly high prices. You decide on this case. A book dealer in New York is offering an uncorrected proof of Stephen King’s Carrie for…
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