Stories are like relationships: the beginning is always so much fun, and the ending is fraught with turmoil. When I sit down to start a story, the first sentence just sort of comes to me. The second sentence too. If I’m lucky, the third swiftly follows. The inimitable short story writer Kate Braverman once told a…Continue reading How to End a Story
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San Francisco Journal of Books seeks reviewers
The new online publication, San Francisco Journal of Books, publishes thought-provoking reviews of new fiction and nonfiction from across the publishing spectrum. We believe that the divide between literary and genre fiction is often arbitrary, that good writing spans subject and genres, and that book culture is alive and well in America. San Francisco Journal of…Continue reading San Francisco Journal of Books seeks reviewers
Kobo Touch brings ebooks to independent bookstores
Thinking about getting a Kindle? You might want to reconsider. Selected by WIRED Magazine as the best e-reader of 2012, Kobo Touch, priced at just $99, has something that Kindle doesn’t: it allows readers to buy ebooks from their favorite independent bookstores. It also has a library of more than 3 million books, and features…Continue reading Kobo Touch brings ebooks to independent bookstores
NaNoWriMo Day One 2013
Are you ready to draft a 50,000 word novel in 30 days? If so, you’ll be pleased to note that Thursday is the first day of the annual brouhaha known as National Novel Writing Month, or Nanowrimo. On November 30, I’d like to catch up with the 160,000 or so folks who have signed up…Continue reading NaNoWriMo Day One 2013
Fiction Attic Press First Novel Contest
Fiction Attic Press is now accepting submissions for its first annual First Novel Contest. Here are the details of the contest, from the Fiction Attic website. First Novel Contest: We are now accepting submissions for our first novel contest. To be eligible, you must never have published a novel with a national press. Prize: The winner…Continue reading Fiction Attic Press First Novel Contest