Lit Hub has a transcript of Kelly Link’s speech at the 2019 One Story Literary Debutante Ball. “When I realized I would have to say something here other than, “Yes, I’d love another drink, thank you!” I tried to figure out what I could say that would be […]
By the great god Nabu, learn to write cuneiform the Dr. Finkel way! “Even if you have no plans to rustle up a popsicle stick and some Play-Doh, it’s worth sticking with the video to the end to hear Dr. Finkel tell how a chance encounter with some […]
Joe Haldeman, author of The Forever War series and Vietnam War vet, is interviewed on the What A Horrible Way To Die podcast. “This week, Francis did some damn journalism. He interviewed Joe Haldeman, author of the 1974 sci-fi masterpiece The Forever War, about his Army service and […]
Behold all these manicules, i.e. little hands pointing to important elements in a text! Some of them are from illuminated manuscripts.
Showrunner Linda Bloodworth Thompson writes about her experiences with Les Moonves at CBS. “I never dreamed that I would become the first woman, along with my then-writing partner, Mary Kay Place, to write for M*A*S*H. I took pride in being part of a network that always seemed to […]
Iron Circus Comix publisher C. Spike Trotman runs down “some reference for folks who want to draw/model black characters in their work, but aren’t confident they won’t make simple, obvious mistakes w/r/t black hair.” Read via Thread Reader here. (Thanks, Mark!)