When We Fell In Love – Audrey Taylor Gonzalez
I believe in inspired writing. Sitting down with a thought, trying to create a sermon, a poem or a...
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When We Fell In Love – Anthony DiPello
Greg was studying for law. Dick was studying for pharmacy. Russ was studying for accounting. Sonny...
Letters from the Mud
Tom Jenks said it best, Good writing is really, really, really, really, really, reeeeeaally hard....
Distracted by Feeling
This post was originally published in open.salon.com In my review of Odds Against Tomorrow by...
Why I Love What I Do – Michael Reynolds
Among those who read out of love for it, and not simply to pass the time between appointments; and among indie bookstores that showcase literature out of love for it, and not simply because it’s a way to make a buck; Europa Editions stands out as a distinguished publishing enterprise.Recently…
Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Several Short Sentences About Writing reminded me of the The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Klinkenborg the listmaker enumerates all the perks and preconditions that a writer might need to create.…
Is This A Good Review?
Here at the blog we always review what we want, and rarely get pitched anything. Well, that’s a lie; we get pitched stuff all the time.…
Why Revising Your Novel is like wanting to Throw Up.
Very Unphotogenic and I are continuing the talk about things that interest us. Cleary; revising a novel holds no sway, for us…at all.…
Interview with Emily St John Mandel
JC: While several of the guys have loved Emily St. John Mandel’s novels, Last Night in Montreal and The Singer’s Gun, JR has been singing her praises far and wide for years.…
Ambition & the Writer
Imagine the young writer as a paradox whose ambition leads to a hunger to be recognized that is so urgent that it’s physically painful.…
Over There
I recently wrote an ecstatic review of a book by a U.K. writer. Fortunately, I wasn’t beholden to the U.S. publisher at the time.…
The Reader’s Resume Cover Letter: I’m The Reader You Should Want
Dear Writer,
Thank you for allowing me to apply for the job as your reader. You will find attached a list of the principal works that I have read in recent years.…
