Would I Lie to You?
"Honestly, I have no idea how those CDs wound up on the floor."
Would You Like Some Grue With That?
The story behind The Raft of the Medusa. Like the painting, it isn't pretty, but you can't look away.
Wretched Excess Christmas Lights
Sheesh, I thought my neighborhood was bad.
Writers' Rooms
The Guardian shows us where the magic happens.
Writing A Novel
Threat, or menace? The BBC examines the question.
Writing About His Dad
Steve Martin never ceases to amaze me—sometimes by his audacity, sometimes by what he chooses to do (any number of recent movie projects illustrates this point, although our culture's current resistance to good film-making is not his fault). I digress, however—this is powerful, honest writing and I feel better for simply having read it. You go, Mr. Martin.
Writing Hacks
Scott Berkun has written a nice essay on writing—or more specifically, on overcoming writer's block. He leaves out the one that usually works for me: Work for an editor you don't want to disappoint. Of course, spending the money before you get the check works, too—although apparently not for everyone.
Writing Tips
Robert Benchley said that a freelance is someone who gets paid by the word—per piece or perhaps. My problem isn't so much getting paid, but buckling down and getting the job done. BadLanguage.net has a list of 10 stratagems to do just that.
Wrong, wrong, and wrong again!
Fiona Maddocks writes a fine rebuttal to Norman LeBrecht's grousing">http://www.scena.org/columns/lebrecht/070124-NL-tchaikovsky.html">grous… dismissal of the BBC's Tchaikovsky Experience.
WTF?
Now forget all the bad press, lackluster reviews, and general public indifference. Doesn't this make you want to buy a Zune?