Archive for the 'For Writers: This Means You' Category

When You Can’t Say No

Stephen King does a fabulous review of a new Raymond Carver biography and volume of Carver’s stores, restored after being eviscerated by Esquire‘s then-editor, Gordon Lish. (This isn’t the first time this issue has come up either; the NYT has made this charge before and the restored, Lish-less stories are VERY different.) Whatever the truth, [...]

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Hint Fiction

Ever tried your hand at writing but petered out because finishing just seemed so . . . hard?  Give this a try: http://www.robertswartwood.com/?page_id=8 Go.  Read the examples.  Hint Fiction suggests a bigger story, the one you’ve got in your head but can’t get down on paper. So.  Nu.  Give this a try.  You can do [...]

Saturday, July 11th, 2009