In a basement under one of the beautiful buildings of Omelas, or perhaps in the cellar of one of its spacious private homes, there is a room. It has one locked door, and no window…In the room a child is sitting… These words are form Ursula LeGuin’s chilling short story, “The Ones Who Walk Away…Continue reading Penn State and the Good Citizens of Omelas
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3 Great Gifts for Booklovers
Blue Nights, by Joan Didion My Hollywood, by Mona Simpson: an incredibly nuanced take on the relationship between caregivers and the families who depend on them. Set in LA in the nineties, this book is a complex and thought-provoking counterpart to Kathryn Stockett’s The Help. The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes
How to Design an Ebook Cover
If your skill set runs to the literary side of things, you may find the process of creating an ebook cover to be something of a challenge. I know I did. There are a number of companies offering ebook cover creation for a fee (see bottom of post). However, if you want to save money…Continue reading How to Design an Ebook Cover
Czech beauty: midcentury modern desk
If I could justify spending $5,200 on a desk, I would spend it on this gorgeous Czech midcentury desk from Prague Kolektive, a Brooklyn design shop that describes itself as “the only enterprise in North America specializing in original Czech furniture, lighting, and decorative objects. Our pieces represent the designs of the pre-war Czech avant-garde…Continue reading Czech beauty: midcentury modern desk
I wrote a novel…now what?
[one_half]What if the only thing standing between you and publication is a great revision? Get your novel or memoir ready to send out to agents and publishers with the help of a New York Times bestselling author and veteran writing teacher. What the book doctor can do for you:[/one_half] [one_half] Tighten structure Improve dialogue Hone…Continue reading I wrote a novel…now what?