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Via The New York Times: L. Rust Hills, Fiction Editor at Esquire, Dies at 83. Excerpt: L. Rust Hills, a staunch advocate of contemporary American literature who, as Esquire’s curmudgeonly fiction editor in three separate stints from the 1950s through...
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Mary posted a comment asking about creating a memoir in a font resembling that of her grandmother's typewriter. It's a good question, because many of us choose a particular font for equally personal reasons. (I still fondly recall my mother's...
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A couple of days ago, Juliana posted a comment asking about how to go about finding a publisher for her almost-finished novel. The best advice I can offer is on my Write a Novel website, which is a self-guided online...
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Via The Independent in the UK: Christian protests may leave Philip Pullman's trilogy as one of a kind. Excerpt: Perhaps it has disappeared through a window into another universe, like its characters. It looked increasingly unlikely yesterday that cinema audiences...
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Dalton Trumbo was one of my first mentors when I was teenager with ambitions for a writing career. So I'm happy to see this New York Times review of the movie his son Christopher has written about him: When an...
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Via The Globe and Mail: Young authors turn online collaboration into book deal. Excerpt: Two 21-year-old women have landed a book deal after writing a book together online in only 18 days. Danielle Bennett, from Victoria, and Jaida Jones, from...
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I must have been 13 or 14 when I read my first Gore Vidal novel, an SF tale called Messiah. It was about a death cult that arises in the US and takes over the word. Since then I've read...
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Several young writers have recently posted comments asking about whether their novels are the right length for young-adult publishers. I'm delighted to see so many ambitious writers, and I wish them all every success. But they shouldn't ask me—they should...
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A commenter tells us she's 13 and about halfway through a science-fiction novel; how can she find a publisher? It's encouraging to see so many teenagers with the drive and discipline to write book-length fiction. I offered some detailed advice...
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A reader asks an interesting question: I have been working on this novel for a great number of years now. It appears that I have come close to the 70,000 word count boundary for a historical/sci-fi novel and my novel...
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In comments, Darren asks about the point of view in fiction. I deal with this in my online course Write a Novel, specifically in Section 8: Narrative Voice. Darren also asks which particular POV is best and most popular. I...
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Starting today, this blog is moving to http://dilbert.com/blog/. There you will be able to vote on comments, and the best ones will float to the top. Scott
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My jaw dropped when I heard that presidential candidate Clinton dismissed the unified opinion of every economist on the planet and supported the gas tax rebate. The rebate is John McCain’s proposal. I think that proves both of them are...
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I ran into a friend the other day who is a home builder. He had been planning to build several homes that would be extra-green, both because he wants to help the environment, and because he figured buyers would want...
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Yesterday I was updating my retirement plan through age 110 and wondered if it was long enough. It seems to me that medical science is progressing so quickly I have a good shot at reaching 140. This got me thinking....
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