I think I’ve got this story in good enough shape for reading. It’s my plan to take the characters in this story and transplant them into a novel at some point. One day… *** People who knew me before 9/11 think I’m dead. I let them think that. On September 10th, I went to work — Read More
Family Guy: On How to Get Published
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48Aow9Eevm8&fs=1&hl=en_US] Watch the hilarious full episode “Brian Writes a Bestseller” here.
Quote(s) of the month
I’ve become obsessed with the HBO show “Bored to Death.” Created by Jonathan Ames, the series follows a writer (also named Jonathan Ames) who moonlights as an unlicensed private detective while struggling to get a second novel published. My obsession with the show led to an obsession with Jonathan Ames. Perhaps it would have been — Read More
Rejection: Part 1 (of 2,538)
I think it was George Plimpton who said he knew a writer who wallpapered his bathroom with rejection notices. Lord knows I have enough rejection notices to wallpaper my entire 995 sq ft condo. Back in the day, when I used to query like a naive idiot, I got the standard rejections, with the impersonal — Read More
Writing Tips from Chuck Palahniuk
I knew I liked Chuck Palahniuk when I read Survivor and Fight Club, but I knew I loved him when I read Choke. So, when Facebook told me to read his essay, “13 Writing Tips,” I listened. (Source) To summarize: Tip #1: When you don’t want to write, set an egg timer for one hour — Read More
Family Guy: On process
I can think of no better way to start a blog about writing. [youtube=http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=4pbou_r7ODs&feature=related]