Oronte Churm has posted the winners of the Little Truths Writing Contest over at his superblog. Click through and see if you’ve won! Churm and I want to thank all of you who entered the contest and visited to read over the last two weeks. It was great fun!
Here is a photo of the Little […]
Some of you clever folks noticed that I asked a Question of the Month this past Monday, rather than a Question of the Week.
Why? Because I will be spending the entire rest of the month focused on my edits so I can finally say the book is done and I gave it everything I had.
To […]
Dice Tsutsumi is an illustrator, painter, graphic novelist, and art director. He’s worked on such films as Ice Age, Robots, and Horton Hears a Who. Because he has his hand in so many creative endeavors, I was interested in hearing his thoughts on the difference between collaborative and solo projects.
A current anthology he’s in focuses […]
What’s your favorite game involving dice? And if you have a story to share about you and that game, let me hear it.
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Wednesday, Daisuke Tsutsumi will be here. He’s a fabulous illustrator who goes by the nickname of “Dice.” I hope you’ll be back to see his art and join the conversation.
February 29, 2008 – 12:01 am
Here’s a rejection I got once: “Not for us, but cool stamp.”
I used the Animal stamp, which, I agree, is pretty cool. The story was picked up elsewhere, nominated for a Pushcart, and reprinted in a second magazine. Submitting stories is like that. It’s all about one person’s (or one small group of persons’) opinions. […]
February 27, 2008 – 12:01 am
It’s hard to overestimate how much I like Jessica Keener. She’s a generous soul but no Pollyanna - she has grit, fire, and a Lauren Bacall voice to die for. Today she’s going to talk about her experience on both sides of the rejection slip - as a writer who submits her work and […]
February 25, 2008 – 12:01 am
Let’s hear one of your rejection letters - not one of those flattering close-calls, but a real doozy, like the kind you might get from C. Michael Curtis.
Come on. They don’t hurt so bad when you see we’ve all got ‘em!
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Wednesday, Jessica Keener will be here to talk about being on both sides of the […]
February 22, 2008 – 12:01 am
Now, don’t get mad at me, but there’s no weekly wrap. The answer to this week’s question is pretty much the story of my novel, which I need to focus on today.
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Thank you to this week’s guest, Oronte Churm, otherwise known as John Griswold; to everyone who offered up prizes for The Little Truths Writing […]
February 20, 2008 – 6:01 am
Agents and publishers interested in contacting my guest or reading his manuscripts: OChurm@aol.com
My guest today is not the only one hanging around LitPark who goes by a pen name. But today he is stepping out from behind the mask.
If you are a regular reader of McSweeney’s, you know Oronte Churm as the author of “Dispatches […]
February 18, 2008 – 12:01 am
What do you hope people will believe about you that couldn’t be further from the truth?
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Wednesday’s guest is going to appear a little later than usual because I’m coordinating my show with McSweeney’s. Sometime Wednesday morning, one of their regular feature writers, also a friend of mine, will reveal his true identity over there, while […]
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