An author has several agents interested in his novel. He works hard to revise his manuscript, only to be crushed when it needs further work. He walks away from the book.
NaNoWriMo: Pass the Prom Dress, ‘Cause Mama’s Got a Novel to Write
During National Novel Writing Month, our writer decides that writers really are so weird they need their own reality show. Take John Cheever, for example, who could only write in the nude. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg in literary land.
The Dichotomy of Being Rosie
Rosie talks about her busy glam weekend and then moves into relaxation time and gets blissful over the simplicity of just being.
The Query Letter and the Question
For writers, sometimes putting words on page isn’t the problem — the trouble is what to do with them after they are written.
Douglas Coupland as a Massey Lecturer? Cool.
Past Massey lecturers have included Stephen Lewis, crusader in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa; R.C. Lewontin, a pioneer in evolutionary theory, genetics and molecular biology; and Ursula Franklin, respected feminist and research physicist. And this year? Douglas Coupland. Julie needed to see and hear this icon of cool with her own eyes.
Changing Seasons and Creativity
There is a part of me that wonders if my creative cycles are a result of the extreme distinct nature of the seasons or if it is a deeper moon pull, a memory of childhood that untangles like a loose thread. Regardless, I am surrendering to the deep longings that dance about like the last of the leaves…
BurlyCon Diaries #4: A Chat with Drag Star Ben De La Creme
Rosie Bitts, on location at BurlyCon in Seattle, interviews drag star Ben De La Creme!
One with the Light
When our lives slow down we have time to appreciate the beauty around us, the poetry of life, the sunlight and the serenity. But, as Hippy Urban Girl discovers, it isnt always easy to maintain that sweet slowness in the age of the internet.
Scared to Put it in the Mail
An author is ready to send his manuscript information to publishers, but hesitates. He uncovers a terrible resistance — a paralyzing fear — and he’s not sure why.
Tarmac Meditations #26: A Big Ten-Four
A writer trying to write and a runner trying to run dreams of big trucks falling from the sky. What can it all mean?
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