March 11, 2010
Given that Baen is frequently used as a counter-example whenever the matter of printing costs making up a small fraction a a hardcover’s total cost comes up, I thought it would be a good idea to...As Max has it, this database of 337 bestsellers with extensive notes is bibliographic crack.
For instance:
Upon The Reivers’s June, 1962 release the novel experienced an interesting array of reception. The more “important” critics of the day “lambasted” Reivers as a...
- So, among the things I have done this morning that don’t include writing: Tweeting, Facebooking, Scrabbling, Scrambling, updating my blog, and surfing through various gossip/entertainment forums in search of…what? Distraction? Yes, distraction. The one thing that I haven’t yet done today? Write. Despite the fact that I have a 1k (minimum) self-imposed word count per [...]
So we announced the Best Translated Book Award winners yesterday. Here’s the winners at Three Percent.
And Omnivorcaious has a pretty good interview with judge Michael Orthofer. We learn:
Of the eligible books (around three hundred) I would guess I read and reviewed about a...
- For writers just starting out, the idea of writing a “short bio” to go along with their submission to a literary journal can be daunting. What exactly are editors looking for? This FAQ will put your mind to rest.
- The literary term "bildungsroman" is not as complicated or mysterious as it sounds. In fact, most writers at some point attempt to write this kind of novel.
- How do you know if a short story is really a novel? These six signs will help you evaluate whether or not to expand your short story into a novel.
- The problem of how to convey emotion without lapsing into sentimentality confronts most writers at some point in their careers, and very often in the beginning stages. Eudora Welty has much to teach on the subject, particularly in her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Optimist's Daughter."
- Information on book and short story contests, along with details about awards, fellowships, and residencies with August deadlines for fiction writers.
