What do fiction and nonfiction have in common that make both work?
Eric Nelson, an editor turned agent, has some good wisdom. In a word: Continue reading “What Good Fiction and Nonfiction Have in Common”
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Print and Digital Book Cultures: Can They Exist Side by Side?
With the advent and innovations of print technology, there is a lot of talk about whether printed books are well on the road to dead. Author Alix Christie has an interesting view in the San Francisco Chronicle – check it out. Continue reading “Print and Digital Book Cultures: Can They Exist Side by Side?”
Wisdom of Salman Rushdie on Writing Memoirs
Ever thought about writing a memoir? A client of mine who is in the midst of writing a memoir passed on this insightful interview excerpt with Salman Rushdie at Emory University in 2011. He explains why the best of memoirs employ the novelistic technique. Check it out: Continue reading “Wisdom of Salman Rushdie on Writing Memoirs”
The Latest in Happiness Studies: Go to the Library!
With all the happiness studies out there (for example, recall the all the hubbub about who’s happier, parents or the childfree?), here’s a new one related to book lovers – more specifically library goers. Check this out. Continue reading “The Latest in Happiness Studies: Go to the Library!”
The Different Faces of Editing
Editing means going through a document and catching and correcting errors, right? Wrong.
Editor extraordinaire Renni Brown (she has been editing for 50 years) does a great breakdown of the three different kinds of editing services: Continue reading “The Different Faces of Editing”
Brick & Mortar Stores: Staying Alive in the Growing Digital Age
With the recent boon in digital publishing, it’s a challenging time for brick and mortar stores. What’s it like in bookstores these days? In more and more bookstores, gone are the days when: Continue reading “Brick & Mortar Stores: Staying Alive in the Growing Digital Age”
On Teaching Students to Love Nonfiction
Forty-six states and Washington D.C. have adopted what are called Common Core State Standards for their schools. What have some English teachers been outraged about? They require students to be reading primarily nonfiction by the time they are in high school. As the San Francisco Chronicle put it… Continue reading “On Teaching Students to Love Nonfiction”
The Childfree in Fiction
Where are the characters in novels that have no children by choice? They’re out there. Take novelist JoAnne Soper-Cook. This is one of her books on the left -but more on her in a minute. The review of British author P.D. James by Lori Bradley of BellaOnline inspired me to put word out on where the childfree characters in novels are. First, on James, Continue reading “The Childfree in Fiction”
