Tag Archives: writing

Calling Bullshit on a Writer’s Top 10 Excuses for Not Writing

Peter Mountford lays down the hammer. Want to write? You need to read this list. And live by it. No shoes, no shirt, no service. Continue reading

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Rock and Roll Coffee: An Interview With “Weird” Al Yankovic

JM Blaine sits down with “Weird” Al Yankovic and talks parodies, Prince and architecture. Wait, what? Continue reading

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Spoiler Alert! Fifty Percent of “Fifty Shades of Grey”

In which Alex Clark, ever the masochist, reads the first half of E.L. James’ runaway bestseller, so you don’t have to. Continue reading

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Smells Like Sophisticated Teen Spirit

In which Sean Beaudoin reveals how a great-books-reading, Coltrane-worshipping, punk-listening, obscure-reference-dropping, dyed-in-the-wool cynic like himself came to write fiction for young adults. Continue reading

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