A 25-Year-Old’s Diary Entries From Early December, 1976
I’m not toying with her; she’s serious about me, and vice versa. But as Caaron said, we’ve put each other in a “certain special – undangerous – place.”
What’s The Real Question? — Why We Don’t Read More? Or, Are Books Still Our Best Bet?
From two strong voices in today’s publishing commentary, questions of how books can be accommodated in a digitally-fast age, and whether we’re doing all we can to make them worth the effort.
10 Famous Writers And Their Daily Creative Routines
“I write in the morning and then go home about midday and take a shower, because writing, as you know, is very hard work, so you have to do a double ablution. Then I go out and shop — I’m a serious cook — and pretend to be normal.”
Women Writers Taught Me To Be Brave
Why do we need to talk about women writers as opposed to just writers? First off, there are the statistics, reports, and articles that all address the gender gap in publishing and marketing of women writers.
12 Female Authors Every Woman (and Man) Must Know
Esquire just posted a list called “12 Authors Every Man Must Know.” With entries like Stephen King and Philip Roth, it was the most phoned-in list I’ve read recently…
Be Your Own Spin Doctor: How To Tell Yourself Your Life Story
In the photograph I was staring at there was a woman who appeared naked. I couldn’t really tell because she was facing away from the camera, lying across a hammock made from a fish net.
31 Books That Make Any Guy Instantly Hotter
Anyone who likes David Sedaris is automatically good people. If you catch him reading Amy Sedaris, though, you marry him.
Getting The Fear: Manson, Me, And The Summer Of Hate
“Getting the Fear,” Manson called it—embracing the dry-mouthed jitters of sheer terror, riding that moment when your heart is thudding so hard it feels like something trapped inside your ribcage, trying to get out.
33 Authors On Why They Write
To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the inner music that words make.
