http://dir.salon.com/topics/writers/?source=rss&aim=writers en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST By Allen Barra Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/03/flannery_oconnor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/03/flannery_oconnor/index.html?source=rss Flannery O'Connor wrote two novels and died young, but her influence has been vast. Why has it taken half a century for her to get a definitive biography? By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/21/too_detail_oriented/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/21/too_detail_oriented/index.html?source=rss I cannot turn off this propensity for seeing what others miss By King Kaufman Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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 Phyllis Chesler Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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 Doug Gordon Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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. By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/26/bad_novel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/26/bad_novel/index.html?source=rss She wants me to comment -- but what can I say without ending our friendship? By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/29/journalism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/29/journalism/index.html?source=rss I did internships, made connections, got clips, etc., but my parents are still paying my cellphone bill By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/03/backpacker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/03/backpacker/index.html?source=rss I've adventured and gotten writing gigs and fallen in love with cities, but failure dogs me! Can I just go home? By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/19/creativity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/19/creativity/index.html?source=rss I've had some success at 60, but it seems downhill from here. By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/08/princess/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/08/princess/index.html?source=rss I'm a mom with three kids, but in my mind I'm a princess, a genius and a famous writer. By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/17/journalism_school/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/17/journalism_school/index.html?source=rss I feel guilty training kids in a trade for which the market is disappearing. By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/05/writing_about_others/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/05/writing_about_others/index.html?source=rss Some of my best stories are true. What are the ethics? By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/04/will_our_words_be_heard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/04/will_our_words_be_heard/index.html?source=rss We write and we write and we write on the Net, dispensing thoughts and advice. For what? By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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! By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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 Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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 Carol Lloyd Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST 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.