[“...obscure and neglected authors, most of whom have gone mad or mysteriously disappeared.” – Eugene Thacker] In his madness the author became his novel. He was marked down from the value he thought he had. Then remaindered. Then pulped. [below: an obscure author reading from his work at One More Page Books, Arlington, Virginia] … [Read more...]
The Overly Adverb’d Author / Memorable Fancies #511
2 September, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Jeff Mason’s novel was accepted for publication, subject to the usual copy-editing process. After the first edit, Jeff noticed that an editor had removed all his adverbs. He complained, but to no avail: he was told that adverbs were clogging his writing, and that they had to go or Jeff would have to find another publisher. Muttering, he repaired the damage as best he could and sent the revised version back. A week later, Jeff received a new post-edit version. He noticed that an editor had, … [Read more...]
Why are you a writer? / Memorable Fancies #1309
1 September, 2015 by Leave a Comment
.. To become rich and famous, will settle for rich-only if you have to. .. To have adoring fans and pick up English majors in bars. .. To propagate your opinions (but no one else cares). .. To express your innermost feelings (ditto). .. To find out what happens in the story. .. To develop, exercise, and improve a difficult skill. .. To be admired by other writers (there are less-hazardous ways to do this). .. To become a cult idol frequently interviewed on TV and featured … [Read more...]
