The Saturday Morning Post
Publishing
Inventing the Future of Publishing
Thomas Friedman, columnist for The New York Times, had an interesting quote about the economy recently. He said the young people of his generation, on graduating high school or college, had the luxury of going out and finding jobs. Today, they must invent jobs. I recently read a blog about an author who persevered through … Continue reading
Pay the Writer, Part 2: Genre v Literary—Clash of the Cultures
Most of you who read this blog probably have never looked over the wall that separates literary writing from genre—that murky universe that encompasses such categories as science fiction, horror, fantasy, mystery, romance and others. But one of the writing groups of which I’m a member specializes in genre—I don’t, but most of these people … Continue reading
A Radical Idea: Pay the Writer
Part 1 of 4 Here’s a random tweet I saw recently, one that’s far too typical. The Xxxxx Review (Fiction: $0 Poetry: $0 Non-fic: $0, G) reopened to subs. Thank you very much, but I won’t be submitting. I spend anywhere from two weeks to a month writing the first draft of a short story, … Continue reading
A Sneak Preview of This Summer’s Blockbuster How-To-Write Book
The big news in the publishing industry is that E.L. James, author of the best-selling Fifty Shades series of softcore porn books, will release Shades of Grey: Inner Goddess, a how-to book for writers, on May 1. Although the contents of the book are still a secret, we here at The Saturday Morning Post have … Continue reading
Some Thoughts on Gender/Race/Class Issues in Publishing
Part 1, probably A friend recently sent me a link to The Writers’ Institute classes in New York City. This is a year-long series of classes designed to “to introduce talented writers to New York’s finest and most prestigious editors.” The tuition: $13,500. This is not out of line with most master’s programs, although I … Continue reading
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For the editing and tutoring services I offer, please see my companion site at Third Reader.
I am the Book Review Editor for the Los Angeles Review, a literary journal.
For links to some published stories, go to my Publications page.
