Ten years. That's how long I think Susanna Clarke spent on writing her alternative history of English magic, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. I used to think, " 'Swounds, ten years? How is that possible?!" Yes, it's a very big book, easy to mistake for an old phone book, but ten years? Now, as … Continue reading A touchy subject: How writers make their livings
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Two for the new year … woof!
Two novels that arrived in the mail made me think, almost instantly, of the oddest pairing: Mark Haddon's Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Carolyn Parkhurst's Dogs of Babel. To be honest, it's not the canine connection that made me pair these two books. It's something else: the fact that both freshen the … Continue reading Two for the new year … woof!
Off the grid, away from writing … and surprisingly happy about it
So I had a chunk of time off this holiday season, but I knew one thing about this extra time -- it's very deceiving. Extra time off doesn't always translate into more time for yourself. How did I spend some of this extra time? I ran errands. Endless errands. I spent more hours at the grocery store … Continue reading Off the grid, away from writing … and surprisingly happy about it
Nick Owchar 
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