Month: February 2012

February 14, 2012

>Guest Blogger: Is Your Writing More Important Than Your Tennis Game? by Tom Lombardo

> Is Your Writing More Important Than Your Tennis Game? by Tom Lombardo I’m not one of those writers who sits down and writes…
February 10, 2012

>Tips for Writers: Hit the ground running

> Earlier this week, Fictionaut ran a short interview with me in which I mentioned an article by Sven Birkerts about the beginnings of…
February 8, 2012

>I’m interviewed at Fictionaut

> Today, Meg Pokrass interviews me on the Fictionaut Blog: Fictionaut Five with Clifford Garstang.
February 8, 2012

>Forthcoming Books: When the Night by Cristina Comencini

> There are some publishers that are so good that you’d be willing to read anything they published, even if you knew nothing about…
February 7, 2012

>Summer Writers’ Conferences

>  Although it’s not very wintry where I live, normally at this time of year I am thinking ahead toward summer and, more specifically,…
February 7, 2012

>The New Yorker: "Citizen Conn" by Michael Chabon

> February 13 & 20, 2012: “Citizen Conn” by Michael Chabon I have to say that, even though I found the ending somewhat unsatisfying,…
February 5, 2012

>Bookstores and Authors: Partners?

> Here’s an interesting piece in the WSJ by Emma Straub: How to be an Indie Bookseller’s Dream. Very good advice here that is…
February 3, 2012

>Tips for Writers: To be or not to be

> The verb “to be” is undeniably handy. We couldn’t be without it. (Heh.) Unfortunately, “to be” lacks motion. For forward momentum in writing,…
February 2, 2012

Perpetual Folly Pushcart Prize Rankings of Literary Magazines for 2012

  One of the most popular features of this blog is the ranking of literary magazines based on the number of Pushcart Prizes and…
February 1, 2012

>Forthcoming Books: What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander

> This collection of stories by Nathan Englander is due out on February 7, and should be a hit, as story collections go. The…