“Sh*t,” Writers Say & “Writer Stereotypes”: Inside the Writers’ Studio Episodes 7&8
Comedy for writers, by writers. This episode features a number of guests and writers, some of whom you’ll know and some of whom you won’t – but they’re all fantastically funny. Watch! (If you’re looking at the truncated post, click the post title up there. ^)
Ian T. Healy, New Superhero Fiction, and “Lucious Melons”
Everything I know about superheroes (and whatever the Transformers are) came from movies. I’ve watched Spiderman, Superman, Batman, X-Men, and the Green Lantern, but I never read superhero comics as a kid. I was an Archie girl.
NaNoWriMo and Time Management
Inside the Writers’ Studio stresses the importance of writers practicing good time management. Don’t let chip-eating and Ramen house-building happen to you.
“Baby Got Books” (A Madam Writes-a-Lot spin on Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back”)
[Intro] Oh, my, word. Keller, look at that book.
Former Random House Author Self-Publishes Thriller that Views 9/11 from New Perspective
As self-publishing becomes an increasingly popular option for writers of all kinds (the good and the not so good, those who have tried the agent route and those who haven’t), there are those who continue to cling – and probably will for some time – to the idea that self-publishing is an avenue for the … Read more
An Author Hates Something More than Madonna Hates Hydrangeas
When fellow PaperRat (and Inside the Writers’ Studio partner) R.J. Keller and I saw the YouTube video of Madonna’s reaction to a bouquet of hydrangeas handed to her by a fan, we knew what our next episode would be, and we rushed to our cameras and got our clips together in a matter of hours. … Read more
Kill the First Novel? Are You Insane?
“Magic 8 Ball,” I asked, “will my first novel be published?” Yes. Definitely. Hm. “Magic 8 Ball, am I a man?” Yes. Definitely. Dammit. ___________ Edan Lepucki, in her recent article in The Millions, briefly plays with the idea of a) showing her cleavage in her author photo
Self-Publishing “Lacks the Cool Factor”? But, Hasn’t Independence Always Been Cool?
Posted by kristentsetsi on November 10, 2011 · 7 Comments
Edan Lepucki once again discusses self-publishing in The Millions, and once again, she presents a few ideas that beg to be addressed.
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