Ursula Le Guin and the state of publishing.
Ursula LeGuin rocks the National Book Awards. I cannot say anything better than she did, so I will let you watch and listen instead if reiterating it. My favorite statements (or at least two of them): "Any human power can be challenged by Human beings." And "I don’t...
The Covenant by James Michener–a review, and a rant, too
The Covenant All study of South Africa leads any outsider with sensibility to be appalled by the horrific institution of apartheid, which in Afrikaans, means "apartness." This policy pervaded South African history, but was specifically and violently, specifically...
Searching for a new agent…
George kept saying that historical fiction is hard to sell. I was getting frustrated with him, but that's exactly what some of the agents I've queried have said, too. In light of sales running the book publishing world, listen to Ursula Le Guin! I feel inspired to...
Is our world truly so divided between those who hate and those who ____?
I am amazed at how polarizing the events in Ferguson, Missouri have been. If Social Media is a barometer, then the world seems to be divided, not by race, not by political party, not by social status or economic status, but by those who hate and those who would prefer...
"Mohandas Gandhi learned…how much better…peaceful non-resistance…"
From James Michener's The Covenant, the epic 1100-page saga of South African history, comes this nugget of wisdom. All quotes below are from this historical novel. With everything happening in Ferguson, MO, my heart aches...why can't we learn from our hundreds of...
Habits of Highly Effective Writers
My buddy and fellow writer, member of my full-of-awesomeness writing group, Kirstin Cronn-Mills, shared this today. It's so good, it's worth posting or printing and rereading or constant reference. http://chronicle.com/article/The-Habits-of-Highly/150053/
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