Writing and Creating Books

Joe Queenan on Books

As Joe Queenan noted in a recent Wall Street Journal essay (adapted from his book, One for the Books), My philosophy is simple: Certain things are perfect the way they are. The sky, the Pacific Ocean, procreation and the Goldberg Variations all fit this bill, and so do books. Books are sublimely visceral, emotionally evocative […]

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Margaret Robertson: Games and Stories You Can Win

You can’t fail in a book. You can’t fail in a movie. But you can fail in a game. “Games offer a place where the world works the way your mom always told you the world was going to work. If you try hard, if you practice, and if you don’t give up you will […]

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Punctuation: Do You Know Your Shit?

Punctuation: Know your shit or know you’re shit! And that’s why you always need a good editor and a good proofreader. An infographic created by graphic designer Stephen Wildish of http://www.stephenwildish.co.uk. Actually, this choice has nothing to do with punctuation. It has to do with word choices among homonyms. 6              

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Jason Love: The Definition of a Writer

The Writer: Someone who spends a lifetime in solitude for the sake of communication. – Jason Love cartoon Does this define you? Or, are you a different kind of writer? Leave a comment below . . . The Writer: Someone who spends a lifetime in solitude for the sake of communication. – Jason Love Click To […]

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