Shakespeare – Page 4 – Jacke Wilson

December 12, 2013

Terrible Poem Breakdown: An Apologia (and What They Knew #16-24)

Yesterday we started the new series Terrible Poem Breakdown, in which I criticized a Terrible Poem primarily for its negativity. I’ve had it pointed out to me that this may be somewhat hypocritical, coming from me. This blog has not exactly been moondreams and rainbows. Readers, I’ve been trying to be encouraging! And yet I… Continue reading

Authors, Terrible Poem Breakdown, What They Knew, Writing

Arts, Christopher Marlowe, Henry David Thoreau, Literature, Moon, P. G. Wodehouse, Shakespeare, William Shakespeare

November 6, 2013

The Spirit of Self-Publishing: William Shakespeare Edition

So you’re thinking about self-publishing. You take some consolation in the dignity of small audiences and the examples of Marcel Proust and others. You use examples like the great Joanna Penn to show you the way. She reminds you that you’re keeping 70% of your sales (and 100% of your control). David Gaughran explains how… Continue reading

Authors, Publishing, Writing

Elizabethan era, Marcel Proust, Self-Publishing, Shakespeare, Theatre, William Shakespeare, Writing

October 29, 2013

Independent Publishing: What Would Marcel Proust Do?

This is an easy one: we know what Proust would do, because he did it: Still, for all the brouhaha, many modern readers still find themselves in agreement with the two French publishers who turned down Proust’s manuscript [Swann’s Way] in 1912. A third agreed to publish it, provided that Proust himself cover the expenses. I… Continue reading

Authors, Fiction, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing

André Aciman, French language, In Search of Lost Time, Literary fiction, Marcel Proust, Proust, Self-Publishing, Shakespeare, Swann, Writer, Writing