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Posted in Writing on Jan 8th, 2010
I’m your typical writer type: loves to read fiction and claims to write as much as he can. The reading part is all true. Usually, I devour as much fiction as I can, along with the occasional Malcolm Gladwell or Michael Lewis book. Then I spend a lot of time thinking about writing. But last [...]
Posted in Writing on Dec 30th, 2009
I have a plain manila folder on my desk that’s stuffed with 76 pieces of paper. They are all from different parts of the country. They are of all kinds of different sizes but they all have one thing in common. Each one is a badge of failure. The folder’s front cover reads “Rejections” and [...]
Posted in Writing on Nov 23rd, 2009
Over the weekend, a friend and I were sitting at the bar having a beer and he asked me if I had written anything lately. He knows I’m passionate about writing fiction, but I couldn’t remember the last time he ever asked me if I’d written anything “recently.” Sadly enough, the answer was no. Then [...]
Posted in Writing on Jun 25th, 2009
The latest New Yorker has a profile on romance writer Nora Roberts—turns out she’s one of the most prolific writers around. She also gets paid a LOT to do what she does. I don’t read romance novels and I have no interest in reading any of her books, but one thing in the profile stood [...]
