Jonathan Lethem once said in an interview that he wrote early drafts of Motherless Brooklyn, a first-person novel from the POV of a character with Tourette’s, in third person. The interviewee was shocked. And in disbelief. But Lethem insisted he…
Hey there, revelers. Are you still recovering from New Year’s Eve? Have you made your resolutions? Put down the alcohol. Chug the aspirin. Grab the caffeine. It’s time to focus. This week: writing prompts, writing routines, reading challenges, words to banish (should…
At the end of 2013, I asked Dead Darlings contributors and Novel Incubator alums to share the best thing they did for themselves in the previous year. In 2014, two contributors published their debut novels, two contributors sold their novels,…
Do you really need another list of books to read? To those questioners, I ask: How can you possibly have too many lists of books to read? That’s like telling a party guest that they have brought too many cupcakes….
It’s the last Friday Feast of the year! Thank you for coming along with us as we scour the internet for the tasty bits of our bookish lives and throw them at you with the gusto of the Lost Boys…
In her Dead Darlings post of July 8, 2014 Why Adults Should Read YA, Emily Ross makes a compelling case for why YA books are not just for kids. I happen to agree. I read a lot of YA books….