In general a writer needs only one New Year’s resolution: Sit down and write on a regular schedule. Ah, were it that easy… Here are a few others. A lot are for short story writers, since most of us start out that way before moving on to novels. I WILL: Read more…
My alter ego is no Sasha Fierce, but sometimes I unleash my inner financial services analyst demon. Here is the latest, for your enjoyment: The subprime mortgage crisis — what Henry Blodget and Adam Gopnik get wrong More and more analysts are seeking to shift the blame to regular Americans Read more…
Caitlin Flanagan took on Twilight in the Atlantic in a recent issue, and I think got wrestled to a draw. As I’ve mentioned previously, I have a problematic relationship with Caitlin (yeah, when you get a phone call from a nationally known author, you get to call them by their Read more…