Life
Why does cynicism sell? (This site sucks)
I know I’m fond of criticizing the world. I have many posts…
Writing Well
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The use and misuse of quoting people
In doing research for writing books you notice disturbing things. Sometimes you…
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Telling stories about telling stories
Krishna makes an interesting point on his thought clusters blog about professions…
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Have a novel in you? Prove it (National novel writing month)
In about a week, hundreds of folks will start working on a…
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Quote of the month: Tim O’Reilly on journalism
What journalists do, which many bloggers have yet to learn, is to…
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From the mailbag: Best request ever for writing advice
I get a lot of email, and sometimes lots of blog comments.…
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Life
Are we reading less or more? (WSJ)
Here’s a good Wall Street Journal article that examines the recent claims…
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Work
The mystery of writing bestsellers
Stumbled upon this excellent NYTimes article about major book publishers and their…