Category Archives: andetc
Stories stories everywhere
In a conference with a creative writing faculty member who’d, quite frankly, gone a little bonkers, this faculty member cautioned me against putting too much into my manuscript for fear…
If the next table is speaking French, does that make the food court more glamorous?
Hello from JFK’s Terminal One, home to several international airlines, including Al Italia. Soon I will be able to check in for my flight, which will take me to Rome,…
Meet me at Jacket Copy
I’m very excited to be blogging over at the Los Angeles Times’ book blog, Jacket Copy, starting, well, yesterday. And continuing daily, along with contributions from the paper’s book review…
Well played, Mark
Mark Sarvas has all the news on his debut novel, Harry, Revised, which hits shelves this spring. He’s got a book tour planned, some inside info about what it’s like…
In praise of the library coffeeshop
Here at Pitt, Composition teachers are encouraged to have midterm conferences with all of our students. (Mine begin in 30 minutes). I know that teaching one class, 19 students, isn’t…
From Barthelme to Vanderbilt
Maud’s giving away Barthelme! With delicious Pynchon intro, even. I’m not the only one who had a visit from Maryann Burk Carver. At the NEA’s Big Read blog, David Kipen…
Beware of MFAs
Literary agent Colleen Lindsay has posted info on how to submit writing to her. She’s read 96 queries in 48 hours. Some of the worst query letters I’m seeing are,…
Bedtime Reading with Conan O’Brien
Toward the end of his interview with Neil Patrick Harris last night, Conan O’Brien bemoaned interruptions of applause, which were slowing down the witty banter on stage. He imagined someone…
