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Author Porochista Khakpour has been diagnosed with late-stage Lyme Disease, and needs assistance covering substantial medical bills; Roxane Gay offers thoughts on how to be a writer in today's world; Flavorpill lists its most anticipated books coming out this fall; and other news.
Using the advice column as your form, write about a problem or challenge you have faced. Addressing a fictional recipient who is facing the same issue, offer your best advice on how to handle the situation. For inspiration, check out the Rumpus’s advice column, “Dear Sugar,” penned by creative nonfiction writer Cheryl Strayed.
Scott Smith, author of A Simple Plan (Knopf, 1993) offers what might be the perfect voice-over for Peter Heller's The Dog Stars, the story of a pilot living in a world filled with loss, published this month by Knopf.
GalleyCat created a flow chart to illustrate Project Guttenberg's top free e-books; Dwight Garner weighs in on the role of a critic in the age of social media; Michele Filgate lists twelve books everyone should read before summer ends; and other news.
Write a short story in which a museum is the setting for the central conflict. Consider the following questions: What kind of museum is it? Why are the characters there? Do any of the museum's objects trigger a turn in the story? Visit a local museum or peruse one's holdings online to find inspiration.
In this video for Electric Literature's Recommended Reading, Erin Smith animates and scores a sentence from "Recovery" by Helen DeWitt, set to music by Spookfish. Here's the sentence: "Um, okay, no, not purring like, obviously, producing a sound that is more reminiscent of steam engine FX than your typical purr."
Author Rick Bass was arrested Monday with a group of anti-coal protestors for refusing to leave the Montana capitol building; a new law in Argentina offers a pension to aging authors; Verlyn Klinkenborg attempts to shine a light on the origin of sentences; and other news.
In the first episode of UCB Comedy's web series about two best friends trying to coauthor a novel, Noah and Dru agree upon some ground rules to make their weekly casual writer meetings more effective.
During the next week, take note of the various flora and fauna you encounter. Look through classification books or search online for the precise names for the animals, birds, and plants you’ve observed. Choose the most sonorous names and include two in your next poem.
The Guardian lists the United Kingdom's one hundred bestselling books of all time; Joan Didion is slotted to pen a film script for director Todd Field; Vogue features Annie Leibovitz photographs with Jonathan Safran Foer, Jeffrey Eugenides, and Junot Díaz in period costume at Edith Wharton's estate; and other news.
