In the little over a decade I have been writing full time, I have received some fascinating letters. Two stand out particularly. I haven’t asked permission of the letter writers…Continue readingDear Author…
I’m off to New Hampshire to be a guest lecturer at the Odyssey Writing Workshop to give a class on building characters. I’d like to bring along some of my…Continue readingTelling off the author
They didn’t ask me, but Clickhole asked some other authors: What’s your most important advice for young writers? If I had been asked, I would have told beginners: If you’re…Continue readingGood advice?
At The Huffington Post, Claire Fallon notes that books about women don’t win major prizes, and asks: “How Can We Change That?” Man, woman, cyborg — no matter what kind…Continue readingNo women or girls
In The Guardian, author Ursula K Le Guin, as the headline says Launches broadside on Amazon’s ‘sell it fast, sell it cheap’ policy Ursula K LeGuin at home in Portland…Continue readingThe Amazon Wars
I don’t know why Flavorwire would run a story like this unless they think it is extraordinary that women actually, can you imagine, WRITE BOOKS! What is the world coming…Continue readingWomen write? Really?
Unh… 20 Killer Series? It’s satisfying to have a stand-alone book. When you are writing it, that’s the story, and when you’re done you’re done. You can go onto something…Continue reading20 Serial Killers?
Travel by Book Several books and movies have sparked my wish to travel. In books, it was Pearl Buck’s stories of China, “Out of Africa” by Isak Dinesen, and Walter…Continue readingWhat inspires?
“My name is Jakub Pavlovsky and I’m a 21-year-old supporter of reading books. A few months ago, I realized that people weren’t reading books as much as they did before.…Continue readingRead anywhere
Herman Wouk, The Atlantic The Great (War) Novelist America Forgot Herman Wouk, just about to turn 100, deserves more critical acclaim than he’s enjoyed, an article by David Frum argues…Continue readingHe’s still alive?