Ask an artist why he or she does anything to create their art and they will come up with explanations that often baffle the questioner. Especially if he or she must answer questions like: Do you know how your novel will end in advance?
Jon Winokur | Posted 05.25.2011
The sixteenth-century French writer Michel de Montaigne, inventor of the modern essay, once remarked that "there are more books upon books than upon a...
Wednesday Martin | Posted 05.25.2011
Maybe drifting is part of the writing process; maybe the time spent doing anything other than writing is as important to the writing as actually sitting down and doing it.
Wednesday Martin | Posted 05.25.2011
I have it on good authority that starting tomorrow we'll "share" our content on our iphones for no advance. People will say things like "I guess I'll write a book" and no one will find it unusual.
Delia Lloyd | Posted 11.17.2011
Feeling legitimate can be a tricky thing in the work world, especially for writers, freelancers, and - in many professions - women.
Wednesday Martin | Posted 05.25.2011
The good news is that in addition to being an extremely non-bestselling author, I am also a concierge. The bad news is that I'm not very good at it.
Warren Adler | Posted 11.29.2011