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Iconic AuthorTom McGuane: Jealous of Writers?
Iconic Author Tom McGuane: Jealous of Writers?
One of the many snippets I video'ed of Tom McGuane speaking at the 2013 Santa Barbara Writers Conference. He was asked which writers he admires? His answer offers insight and humor.
Here's a recent Q/A with ...
Stephen Chbosky: Birthing A Book
Stephen Chbosky: Birthing A Book
In this video snippet (slightly shaky, sorry) Stephen Chbosky talks about birthing the Perks of Being A Wallflower. To entrepreneurial authors out here, please note how long it took this master craftsman to give birth to ...
Author Mavis Gallant & Birthing Fiction
Literary Salon: Learning Proses from Pros
The beauty of literature is that we can enjoy the author's prose long after they've passed.
Noted author Mavis Gallant passed over recently. In this interview she discusses her process of birthing fiction. Though this may ...
Mark Childress, My Latest Literary Crush
MarkChildress, My Latest Literary Crush
I can't help it, I get crushes. Gender doesn't matter. I swooned over Dorothy Allison just as I did Stephen Chbosky and Jane Smiley and David Brin and T. Jefferson Parker and Catherine Ryan Hyde and ...
NEW! Google+OnAir Talk Show–Literary Salon: Learning Prose from Pros
NEW! Google+OnAir Talk Show, Literary Salon
My new talk show, Literary Salon: Learning Prose from Pros, was created as an outreach to the MANY writers new to our business. Crafting a good paragraph does not a writer make. Literary Salon's line ...
Why Attend Writers Conferences? To Learn From Accomplished Authors
I'm always delighted to offer workshops at the Southern California Writers Conference. On 9/20-9/22/13, I'll be offering a few more at SCWC's fall conference held in Newport Beach, Ca.
In this indie age of publishing, the value of attending a writers ...
Stephen King: Parade Magazine Interview, May 26, 2013
Stephen King on What He Read as a Kid
MAY 23, 2013
by Ken Tucker
Stephen King’s Joyland leads our roundup of the season’s most thrilling reads. Watch behind-the-scenes video from the author’s photo shoot and read the PARADE cover story below.
There are authors who write ...
2013 Southern Cal Writers Conference Tasty Tidbits
Per their usual, the SCWC team pulled off another helpful conference. What I really appreciate about SCWC is its committment to meet writers where we are, on the road to publication in the 21st century. Sure, with all the new ...