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Scott Hawkins’ Unbelievable Writing Schedule for The Library at Mount Char

Scott Hawkins, the author of the excellent The Library at Mount Char answered a question over at Goodreads about […]

October 30, 2017 Authors, Books, Writing

Nick Mamatas’s Simple Guide to Finding a Literary Agent

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Nick Mamatas wrote a post on Facebook today about how writers can go about finding an agent. As […]

August 30, 2017 Authors, Writing

Toni Morrison on Finding Time to Write

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I saw the following on Toni Morrison’s Facebook page. She’s explaining where she finds time to write. “Very, […]

August 18, 2016 Authors, Books, Writing

The Wonderful World of Michael Swanwick

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I don’t remember what the first story I read by Michael Swanwick is. But I do remember the […]

August 3, 2016 Authors, Book Review, Books, Short stories

Illustrated Neil Gaiman Quotes About Librarians (and Einstein)

Cartoonist Chris Riddell illustrated some things Neil Gaiman said in a lecture about libraries, and they are just […]

March 6, 2016 Authors, Books

This Author is About to Become Famous. Read Her Books Now and Impress Your Friends

There is an author you may not have heard of who is about to go really big. (Ok, […]

February 11, 2016 Authors, Books

11 Quotes on Fiction and Writing | George Saunders

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You know those times when you read something fantastic and afterwards you are in a bit of a […]

November 30, 2014 Authors, Books, Writing

Joe Lansdale on Where His Stories Come From

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“Sometimes the environment shapes the story. I know it’s that way with me. This part of East Texas […]

June 18, 2014 Authors, Writing

5 Magical Books by Women

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Recently, some dust was thrown up regarding why women-only prizes should be a thing. While I think it unfair that […]

June 16, 2014 Authors, Books, Short stories

Should Writers Read Classics or Trash? Four Writers Answer

In recent months I’ve interviewed a few writers. There’s a certain question I try remember to ask them […]

June 15, 2014 Authors, Books, Writing

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