Why on earth would you ever want to self-publish your book? Are you crazy? Here, my friends, are some reasons why you shouldn't. *** Reason 1: You might have a very good story to share, but do you know what will happen if you self-publish your book? It will get lost. It will disappear, … Continue reading Self-publish, are you crazy? The cons
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Leisure reading: A handmade reblog
A little manually-reblogged information for you, my friends. You don't have to live in France to know what's going on there -- you can read a news-wire, or the very fine blog by Kai Maristed, Pointe De Vue Paris. Her latest post is up. Check it out. And while you're at it, she reviews Daniel … Continue reading Leisure reading: A handmade reblog
The virtues of writing that’s boring
Of the name Sartoris, Faulkner wrote: "For there is death in the sound of it, and a glamorous fatality, like silver pennons downrushing at sunset, or a dying fall of horns along the road to Roncevaux." Malcolm Cowley used one word to describe that sentence: "overwriting" Really? Overwriting? The poetry of it stunned me (and still does); … Continue reading The virtues of writing that’s boring
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