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The perceived inability to write leads to an obvious contradiction -- and an existential crisis.
By Cary Tennis
August 15, 2007
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Some nameless fear stands between me and my desire to be heard.
By Cary Tennis
February 28, 2007
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My big-name literary agent called me and said, "Are you sitting down?"
By Cary Tennis
February 5, 2007
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Why do arts graduate schools, in particular, bring out our vulnerabilities?
By Cary Tennis
February 2, 2007
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I am a New Yorker living like a prisoner in London.
By Cary Tennis
January 29, 2007
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Spare us the self-involved moaning over the agonies of your art. Writing is no harder than anything else, and the complainers should can it.
By Garrison Keillor
May 3, 2006
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My cyber-nemesis had been trashing me for months. Then we met, and I had a chance to take a terrible revenge.
By Steve Almond
October 13, 2005
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Calling all unpublished writers: For a fee, Penguin Putnam will tell you how bad your manuscript is.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
June 12, 2002
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The prolific comic genius behind "Blackadder," seven novels and four plays has been accused of going soft. He's happy to tell detractors where to stick it.
By Mark Juddery
July 23, 2001
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The former Spy writer and well-paid bastard hates baby boomers (their legacy: the male ponytail) with all his funny guts.
By Josh Karp
July 13, 2001
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What if the damsel in distress had a cellphone or Romeo had a pager? Modern gizmos make plotting a nightmare for writers.
By David Galef
June 21, 2001
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A modern-day Dante discusses drugs, the American nightmare and literature's last exit.
By Stephen Lemons
October 26, 2000
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I love writing about sex, but don't believe in telling kids things they aren't ready to handle.
By Susannah Indigo
September 27, 2000
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"The Perfect Storm" author Sebastian Junger and pals open the latest celebrity bar in New York.
By Nicole Davis
July 27, 2000
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This exciting new tutorial provides quick, clear, step-by-step instructions on how to tell hopeful writers that their chances are hopeless.
By Stephen J. Lyons
March 17, 2000
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If you go through life free of bad habits, you won't live forever, but it will feel like it.
By D.A. Blyler
February 9, 2000
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How Salon Travel's favorite writers plan to ring in the new year.
By Don George
December 31, 1999
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Henry Grunwald has gone blind, but is seeing more clearly than ever.
By David Bowman
December 9, 1999
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Is it ethical for a doctor-turned-writer to use his patients for material?
By Amy O'Connor
November 15, 1999
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What if the Irish embassy threw a party for their favorite son ... and only the groupies came?
By Amy Reiter
October 25, 1999
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Why do I get migraines during orgasm? And is it nobler to be a writer or a doctor?
By Robert Burton, M.D.
October 25, 1999
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In a culture increasingly driven by hype, you do.
By Charles Taylor
August 18, 1999
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She dreamed of being immortalized in literature -- until he showed her his manuscript.
By Abby Ellin
July 6, 1999
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Scanning the horizon for the hottest talents of the 21st century, we got a little dizzy and had to sit down.
By Carina Chocano
June 25, 1999
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Of three new Carole King reissues, it's "Really Rosie" -- a "Tapestry" for the under-10 set -- that stands out.
By Douglas Wolk
May 25, 1999
Dear Sir, I write today to say that I cannot write
Writers, quit whining
The blogger who loathed me
Feeding off rejection
Ben Elton
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Technical difficulties
"Requiem for a Dream" author Hubert Selby Jr.
Erotica mama
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