Rejection Letters I Wish I’d Received Even Though a Few of Them Would Have...
It is now Fall, which means most literary magazines are once again open to submissions. Aspiring writers everywhere will send out batches of their work and hope to hear back before Christmas. Many...
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Shoplifting from American Apparel: An Interview with Tao Lin
Tao Lin, 26, is a writer based in New York who blogs here. He is the author of the novel Eeeee Eee Eeee, the short story collection Bed, released simultaneously in 2007 by Melville House Publishing,...
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George Saunders and Ha Jin
George Saunders and Ha Jin read earlier today at Boston Public Library, which was was pretty impressive. Don’t despair if you missed it—Saunders has three Boston readings scheduled for February...
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The Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction
If it takes you a long time to read The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction, edited by Tara L. Masih, it is only because immediately after completing each chapter you will want to...
View ArticleOn Drinking Networking
Of course, everybody knows that the AWP annual conference (being held this year in Denver, CO, if you haven’t heard) is all about making connections with other people in the industry, and hearing great...
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Will Self Imbibes Sophisticated Soft Drinks
1. I don’t know anyone who has read Will Self. 2. One of Will Self’s blurbs says that “if Magritte had been a writer instead of a painter, his work might have looked something like” [Self's]. 3. In...
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Better Living Through Chemistry
I went to AWP in Denver. I unpacked one of my bags yesterday. Here is what was inside: An advance reader’s copy of Firework by Eugene Marten, from NY Tyrant Books. Here is an excerpt in The Brooklyn...
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Humor in Ulysses
I’m reading Ulysses by James Joyce. Some of you might have read the recent guest post on the novel. So far I’ve found it enjoyable, a barrel of laughs even, though of course there are one or two...
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On Onanism
Fame Monster “The contract that is signed with a reader is a contract with the devil.” -William H. Gass A common reaction to an overwritten, or overly ornate (or just complex) book is to call the...
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Immense Journey
A summer event that is worth your attention: Mark Baumer is currently walking across America. He started from Tybee Island, Georgia and has been walking since May 10th. Right now he is somewhere in the...
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