It’s OK to use incomplete sentences. Really
Forget what you learned in school. When it comes to writing sentence fragments, even Shakespeare broke the rules
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 46Life The Week, Language, Grammar
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Life The Week, Language, Grammar
Irish coin commemorating James Joyce misquotes “Ulysses”
The bank acknowledges its mistake, but dismisses it as "artistic representation"
Friday, Apr 12, 2013 3:56 PM UTC 15Entertainment James Joyce, ulysses, Ireland
Inside the topsy-turvy world of contronyms
Fourteen words that, depending on their context, can mean the opposite of what you think they mean
Sunday, Apr 7, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 22Life The Week, words, Language
Is journalism killing my creativity?
I'm a successful journalist, but I get stuck on novels and creative nonfiction
Monday, Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTCLife Since You Asked, Writing, Writers
William Faulkner’s medal, writing to go up for auction
Among the items: his Nobel diploma and speech draft, unpublished letters and other writing
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 3:26 PM UTCEntertainment William Faulkner, sotheby's
I did not write a YA novel!
This publisher says I should make my novel over for young adults. But it's for grown-ups!
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 23Life Since You Asked, Publishing
I froze up in the writers’ room
Went to L.A. but something went wrong. Maybe I wasn't meant to be there?
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 12Life Since You Asked
My friend says I should kill myself
After a horrific childhood, I find solace in art. But life is hard. Is it worth it?
Monday, Mar 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 47Life Since You Asked, Suicide
Long-lost Robert Louis Stevenson essay published
In it, the "Treasure Island" author says that most fiction from his era bored him
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 3:08 PM UTCEntertainment From the Wires
Sam Lipsyte’s latest: Less than the sum of its “Fun Parts”
In his new collection of short stories, the author of "The Ask" amuses himself -- and only occasionally his reader
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 7:58 PM UTCEntertainment LA Review of Books, Books
American scholar discovers trove of unpublished Rudyard Kipling poems
Thomas Pinney found more than 50 works, which will be released in March
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 2:00 PM UTCEntertainment rudyard kipling, Poetry
My awful past keeps me from writing
I had such a horrible childhood that the anxiety and fear are paralyzing
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 13Life Since You Asked, Writing
How do I start writing poems?
Is there a way without clichés to make it leap off the page but avoid side roads that might lead to a cul de sac?
Friday, Feb 22, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 16Life Since You Asked, Poetry, Writers
Do characters express theme?
Should I let my characters do whatever they want, or force them to embody important ideas?
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 17Life Since You Asked
“Girls” recap: Ray wants his “Little Women” back
Ray's pursuit of his treasured copy of the sister tale leads to a weird anti-bromance with Adam on Staten Island
Monday, Feb 18, 2013 3:30 AM UTCEntertainment HBO, Girls, Lena Dunham
Shrewd takedown of Rachel Cusk’s “Aftermath” wins Hatchet Job of the Year Award
Camilla Long's harsh review was so lively that it motivated one of the judges to read the book
Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 7:57 PM UTCEntertainment hatchet job of the year
How to write a novel
I've read a lot of tips on how it's done but I'm still not sure how to do it myself
Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 18Life Since You Asked
From grad school to social work
I was in sociology. Now that I'm pregnant and helping disabled homeless people, I feel strangely blocked creatively
Monday, Feb 11, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 14Life Since You Asked, Writing
“Give Me Everything You Have”: Stalked!
A writing teacher describes his years-long ordeal as the object of a former student's hate-filled obsession
Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 21Entertainment What to Read, Editor's Picks
Neil Gaiman working on a storytelling project with BlackBerry
The fantasy writer will pen 12 stories based on suggestions from Twitter followers VIDEO
Monday, Feb 4, 2013 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment Video, Neil Gaiman, blackberry
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