How Well-Intentioned Loved Ones Can Sabotage Your Writing Career
Posted by Off The Net in Off The Hook On September 22, 2019
Launching a writing career is hard–especially with family sabotage. by Anne R. Allen Learning to write well is tough. Getting published is tougher. And selling your published books is tougher still. Nevertheless, we persist. Most writers feel
Learn Tips And Tricks For Improving Your Creative Writing For Only $20
Posted by Off The Net in Off The Hook On September 22, 2019
sankai via Getty Images Contrary to popular belief, no one is born an amazing writer. In fact, most writers live by Dorothy Parker’s quote: “I hate to write, but love having written.” Writing is a skill to
Why Aren’t Female Celebrities Writing More Novels?
Posted by Off The Net in Off The Hook On September 22, 2019
Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Clemens Bilan/Getty Images, Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Webby Awards, David Livingston/Getty Images, and Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images. Last week, an acclaimed author published a sequel that further examines the darkest parts
Writing is simply an ‘alibi’ for living, says poet and novelist Eileen Myles
Posted by Off The Net in Off The Hook On September 22, 2019
Eileen Myles gave the keynote address at the Windham Campbell Festival’s award ceremony. Photo Beowulf Sheehan. As a young high school student, poet and novelist Eileen Myles sat in on a class at the Massachusetts College of
‘I thought it would be about the seasons’: Ali Smith on writing Autumn
Posted by Off The Net in Off The Hook On September 22, 2019
A utumn came about because in summer 2014 I handed in a novel called How to Be Both way past my deadline. I apologised for the lateness. Simon Prosser, my publisher, reassured me: though I’d missed my
The 100 best books of the 21st century
Posted by Off The Net in Off The Hook On September 22, 2019
100 I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron (2006) Perhaps better known for her screenwriting ( Silkwood , When Harry Met Sally , Heartburn ), Ephron’s brand of smart theatrical humour is on best display
Scholars think they’ve found Milton’s annotated copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio
Posted by Off The Net in Off The Hook On September 22, 2019
Welcome to Vox’s weekly book link roundup, a curated selection of the internet’s best writing on books and related subjects. Here’s the best the web has to offer for the week of September 15, 2019. For $1,200
How to write the perfect obituary, according to professional writers
Posted by Off The Net in Off The Hook On September 22, 2019
When writing an obituary, tap into how will they be genuinely remembered by those who loved them. I’m the writer in my family, which means that I am offered a great deal of unpaid work from my
Ann Patchett: ‘We’re almost embarrassed by grief. It’s so strange’
Posted by Off The Net in Off The Hook On September 22, 2019
Ann Patchett is the author of eight critically acclaimed novels, including State of Wonder and Commonwealth . Bel Canto (2001) won the Orange prize, the PEN/Faulkner award and was a finalist in the National Book Critics Circle
Writer pairs language with sound for readings
Posted by Off The Net in Off The Hook On September 22, 2019
“That class was a revelatory experience for me,” said Hume, who is now a creative writing professor at Eastern Michigan University. “Learning about poetry and how to write it was like learning a new language. It showed