Writers and Editors

“You most likely need a thesaurus, a rudimentary grammar book, and a grip on reality," writes Margaret Atwood in the Guardian's wonderful potpourri, Ten Rules For Writing Fiction. "This latter means: there's no free lunch. Writing is work. It's  Read More 

Irked or appalled by a badly edited or sloppily produced book? Submit details about the book's shameful qualities to the Hall of Shame, sponsored by the blog An American Editor. Check out the first nominees. Read More 

Concerned that Google Buzz suddenly appeared on your G-mail? You should be. David Coursey, of PC World, outlines Five Reasons to Love Google Buzz, Five Reasons Not (Yahoo News, 2-11-10).3  Read More 

Do your presentation visuals suck? Here's a good place to start thinking about how to improve them: Nancy Duarte's Impressions of TED2010 so far…. "People are moved by the magnitude of numbers more readily when there’s context to their magnitude," writes Duarte. "One of my  Read More 

Motoko Rich reports that Kirkus Gets A New Owner — From The NBA (NY Times 2-10-10). "Herb Simon, the owner of the Indiana Pacers, the NBA team, and chairman emeritus of Simon Property Group, a shopping mall developer, has bought the venerable journal  Read More