The old mouse-in-a-bottle trick, huh?

Sheesh, didn’t this guy ever see Strange Brew? The mouse-in-the-bottle thing never works out.

How to write a book in three days

The Michael Moorcock way, that is…

Ten Perfect Moments in the History of Editing

Novels, movies, cartoons, tattoos… everything is better on the second draft.

slushpilehell:

I know you will love my book. I didn’t include any pages here in my query because I’d love for you to call me so that I can read an excerpt to you over the phone.

There’s nothing I love more than authors reading long excerpts to me over the phone, especially since I’m illiterate and can’t read for myself. Please stand by your phone; I’ll be calling any minute, and I’d hate for you to miss my call.

For book-type folks. A documentary about a hidden, illegal second-hand bookstore, Brazenhead Books. Nifty.

slushpilehell:

I recently quit my job to become an author. As a result, I am happy to say that I now have a manuscript for your review.

Congratulations on an incredibly wise move! I always advise my new clients to immediately quit their day jobs and to go ahead and put down payments on Italian sports cars and villas in the South of France. Anything else is a negative, defeatist attitude that, quite frankly, makes me want to vomit.

NIGHTNIGHT by DEDDY