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Did William Faulkner Really Say This?
In writing, you must kill all your darlings. Not according to John Crowley, writer of fantasy, science fiction and mainstream fiction. I was happy to read in Crowley’s “Easy Chair” column, in the November 2014 issue of Harper’magazine, that the … Continue reading
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Tagged book editing, creative writing groups, Earnest Hemingway, Gustave Flaubert, Harper's Magazine, James Joyce, John Crowley, Mark Twain, Maxwell Perkins, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Easy Chair, Thomas Wolfe, Wallace Stegner, William Faulkner, word processing, writing style
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Where Have You Gone, Maxwell Perkins?
Was it easier to get a book published before the recent onset of mass-digital (mostly self) publishing? It may depend on the type of book. Media celebrities, no matter how vacuous, seem to have no trouble getting book deals with … Continue reading
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