►Stuck
in a "creative drought"? Julia
Cameron, beloved advisor to thousands of writers, has tips on "Soldiering
Through". (hat tip Michelle
O'Neill)
►
Ben Yagoda is one of my favorite current-day craft and style gurus, and he has
excellent commentary
here on the comma.
►
Standard submission advice -- to be familiar with (to read!) the publication
first – is often frustrating: how to
afford subscriptions, or even single copies, of every journal that might be a
good fit? One literary journal editor
discusses why the advice is still solid (and after all, today a writer can
study a publication's tone and vibe from their website, online submission
guidelines, and (often) posted sample pieces).
► Whoever
says the publisher-sponsored book tour is dead (okay, it pretty much is, but
still), needs to check out the Atria Great Mystery Bus Tour, now ongoing, with
four mystery authors currently traversing some 2,375 miles, stopping at 12 book
stores. Check out the video
from opening night in Manhattan, and the schedule, at USA Today's Book Buzz
blog.
►Shout-outs
to two former writing students who work on short personal essays. Lisa Singer recently
published one
of hers, with a distinctly Baltimore bent, in Eight Stone Press. Alyssa C.
Martino's piece,
in Author magazine, combines thoughts on writing, inspiration and what she saw
in a boy's face on a trip to Target.
► Finally,
Hilma Wolitzer's lovely
homage to her now-gone writing mentor, Harry Crews. May we all be lucky enough
to have that in our literary lives. (via Christina Baker Kline)
Have a great weekend!
1 comment:
Thanks for linking to my Author mag piece, Lisa :) And thanks for your class that inspired it!
Post a Comment