http://dir.salon.com/topics/writers/?source=rss&aim=writers en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/30/distracted_writer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/30/distracted_writer/index.html?source=rss Every time I start to do my assignment, I find myself surfing the Web instead! King Kaufman Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/09/25/smith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/09/25/smith/index.html?source=rss The four-time National Magazine Award winner talks about capturing the story of sport's most crucial time, just before the game starts. By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/20/slush_pile/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/20/slush_pile/index.html?source=rss Everything was fine until I started reading unsolicited manuscripts. By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/17/wrong_art/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/17/wrong_art/index.html?source=rss Should I paint, or sculpt, or write? I can't decide. By Phyllis Chesler Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/10/walkers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/10/walkers/index.html?source=rss Rebecca Walker's denunciation of feminism and her mother Alice Walker has a lot to teach us about the choices women make and the daughters who judge them. By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/02/freelance_ideas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/02/freelance_ideas/index.html?source=rss I've been doing well selling my writing but I seem to be running out of inspiration. By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/30/writing_fellowship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/30/writing_fellowship/index.html?source=rss I'm lucky, I know I'm lucky, but I don't feel lucky. I just feel burdened. By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/27/need_solitude/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/27/need_solitude/index.html?source=rss Is there something wrong with me? Why can't I just be lovable and outgoing? By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/28/talent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/28/talent/index.html?source=rss What if I have no talent? How can I find out? Who can tell me? By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/10/writing_job/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/10/writing_job/index.html?source=rss I'm a good writer. Everybody says so. So how come other people get hired? By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/04/stuck_in_writing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/04/stuck_in_writing/index.html?source=rss I'm finally starting to create again, but people won't leave me alone! By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/07/dad_the_artiste/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/07/dad_the_artiste/index.html?source=rss He spends every day pounding out novels that make everyone else groan, and he insists that we critique them. By Doug Gordon Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/11/20/writers_strike/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/11/20/writers_strike/index.html?source=rss A TV quiz show writer explains why the current strike is hardly a trivial pursuit. Carol Lloyd Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/12/doris_lessing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/12/doris_lessing/index.html?source=rss Nobel-winner Doris Lessing has shrugged off feminist interpretations of her work -- with good reason. By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/15/fear_of_writing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/15/fear_of_writing/index.html?source=rss The perceived inability to write leads to an obvious contradiction -- and an existential crisis. By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/28/fear_of_publishing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/28/fear_of_publishing/index.html?source=rss Some nameless fear stands between me and my desire to be heard. By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/05/betrayal_week/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/05/betrayal_week/index.html?source=rss My big-name literary agent called me and said, "Are you sitting down?" By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/02/graduate_schools/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/02/graduate_schools/index.html?source=rss Why do arts graduate schools, in particular, bring out our vulnerabilities? By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/29/russian_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/29/russian_husband/index.html?source=rss I am a New Yorker living like a prisoner in London. By Garrison Keillor Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/03/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/03/keillor/index.html?source=rss 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 Steve Almond Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/10/13/blog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/10/13/blog/index.html?source=rss My cyber-nemesis had been trashing me for months. Then we met, and I had a chance to take a terrible revenge. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/06/12/rejection_biz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/06/12/rejection_biz/index.html?source=rss Calling all unpublished writers: For a fee, Penguin Putnam will tell you how bad your manuscript is. By Mark Juddery Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2001/07/23/elton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2001/07/23/elton/index.html?source=rss 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 Josh Karp Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2001/07/13/queenan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2001/07/13/queenan/index.html?source=rss The former Spy writer and well-paid bastard hates baby boomers (their legacy: the male ponytail) with all his funny guts. By David Galef Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/06/21/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/06/21/tech/index.html?source=rss What if the damsel in distress had a cellphone or Romeo had a pager? Modern gizmos make plotting a nightmare for writers.