Yucky. This story I wrote, this story I really liked…has now been rejected by 3 literary journals and 1 contest. I never EXPECT my story to be embraced, but I always HOPE it does. (There is a difference). Today I got rejected by the venue that was MOST unrealistic yet the [...]
so now that I’ve done my confessing, I’m remarkably back to normal. my normal being: just focus on my road, my path, myself.
A few days ago, I posted about questions writers dread. How to answer them? I’ve posted some suggestions below each question. I’m not an expert at this. I’ve been known to bite my lip, take a big bite of wedding cake, and say stupid things in real life scenarios.
And, because I’m [...]
I try to be the kind of writer who wants to help others succeed, especially friends. I think that, coming from the business world, I see a lot of people mentoring others and helping people move forward with their careers (despite the widespread perception that people in biz are backbiting, backstabbing cretins). It’s inspiring, [...]
I checked checked Amazon.com, and discovered that Haruki Murakami’s book, After Dark, will be released in the U.S. in May 2007. Something to look forward to!
I’m no book critic, but I’ve got my favorites. Here are my 46 favorite fiction books, in the order in which I remembered/thought of them. (I tried to think of 50, but I couldn’t, not in one sitting). These are not the “best novels” of all time, as I have yet to read [...]
end of the year–time for lists!
starting with The New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year. just in time for holiday shopping and reading. (I’m definitely looking forward to spending my winter break reading non-required books!).
An Established Writer once confided that a certain writing award (NOT the National Book Award mentioned below) was decided by secret counsel. As in, the same people win over and over again, a delicious inner circle of writing. Was he being snide? Was this a fit of jealousy? I stared at [...]
An interview with Haruki Murakami in the Prague Post. Notable excerpt includes a comment by Murakami who feels his best work is yet to come. Considering how wonderful The Wind Up Bird Chronicle (and Kafka on the Shore) are, this is something that really titillates me as a fan and reader! In the interview, [...]
The topic of dreaded questions came up in the last post on measuring artistic success; I mentioned being asked, “So have you been published anywhere?” Nova brought up a dreaded question of hers, “So do you have a literary agent?”
That got me thinking about ALL the questions that I just CANNOT stand being asked [...]
Once, when I was at a writing colony, one of my fellow writers (actually, a Famous Writer) asked me, “So–have you been published anywhere?”
Bleah. Publishing is not the most accurate indicator of talent, but it is the most popular indicator. That question peeves me to no end for so many reasons. Yes, [...]
