Fiction
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Good Luck NaNoWriMoers!
It’s National Novel Writing Month! And once again, I’m astounded by people who hate this project. (Has Laura Miller written her annual screed yet? I can’t wait.) Here’s a post from a year ago: NaNoWriMo: A Full-Throated Defense Democracy, Tolstoy (again!), NaNoWriMo, and hate. A good post. Onward and upward, everyone! Good luck with the… Continue reading
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Small Press Shoutout: Enchanted Lion Press!
Happy November! In honor of the holiday season, we’re resurrecting the Small Press Shoutout Series, in which I highlight some of the most amazing small presses around. Today’s small press is unbelievably good. If you have a child in your life under the age of, say, ten, head on over to Enchanted Lion to check… Continue reading
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Top Ten Writers Laughing: The Very Best!
Okay, we already looked at numbers 10 through 6. Let’s take a look at the top five from our very popular Writers Laughing series. Away we go! Number 5: Kurt Vonnegut and John Irving Number 4: Samuel Beckett Number 3: Flannery O’Connor Number 2: George Orwell (this was close – he was overtaken on the… Continue reading
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The Jacke Wilson Show – Subscribe on iTunes!
One… one one… one one… It’s the Jacke Wilson Show! And now you can subscribe on iTunes. Every episode, downloaded to um… the device of your choice… um, it streams to ah… HEY LOOK. IT WORKS ON IPODS. PHONES. IPADS. COMPUTERS. ALL STUFF LIKE THAT. WHATEVER YOU OWN AND USE. Ahem. Some of us are… Continue reading
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Virginia Woolf on How to Read a Book
Via Maria Popova’s Brainpickings (of course!), we get this amazing overview of Virginia Woolf’s amazing advice on how to read a book. The whole post is worth reading, but here’s a taste: To read a novel is a difficult and complex art. You must be capable not only of great fineness of perception, but of… Continue reading
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Writers Laughing: The Top Ten!
What can I say about the Writers Laughing series? It’s hugely popular and it’s not hard to see why. We all love books, we all love authors, we all love seeing them in their unguarded moments. And laughter is a beautiful thing. I suppose I’ve posted about 30 or so of these. Time for a top ten!… Continue reading
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Small Press Shoutout: Owl and Zebra Press!
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. Longtime readers may recall the Small Press Shoutout series, in which I celebrated those independent, brainy, well-intentioned, focused, even more focused, adorable, craftsmanlike, inspiring, dazzling, successful, friendly, quirky, cutting-edge corporate governance-y small presses. Here’s a list, with links: Continue reading
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Today’s Comment of the Week: The Folder of Laundry!
Wonderful Reader [or I guess Wonderful Listener] R listens to Episode 2 of The Jacke Wilson Show and writes: I love your whole thing about philosophers and drug effects. I had to laugh as you explained some Conte-crazed college kid jumping on a table and making some life-changing announcement. It’s amazing how ideas can MOVE… Continue reading
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It’s The Jacke Wilson Show! Episode 2 – The Mind
Here we go! Episode 2 of THE JACKE WILSON SHOW is up and running. This is a fun one: the Beatles, philosophers, prehistoric fish and Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch. A few Tibetan rainbows for good measure. And lots more! Download the mp3 file: The Jacke Wilson Show 1.2 – Perception and the Mind Getting better,… Continue reading
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A Contest! Guess the Cover Art Themes and Win a Free Book
A contest! Let’s have a contest! Wonderful Reader N asked this question about my book The Race: Can I ask a quick question about the book cover? Was the design meant to suggestion a flag because it’s about elections? I am a little obsessed about book covers–maybe because my design sense is stunted from birth–and I’m… Continue reading
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