Why do we write? It’s a tough question. People put a lot of effort into blogs, but not too many of them are worth reading. Most of these will eventually cease to be amusing, stop being updated, and gradually dissolve as if there were never more than some kind of atmospheric turbulence. So why are they started in the first place?
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One of the hottest trends in publishing right now is the continued expansion of the genre “Teen / Young Adult”, a category my book “Downriver” belongs in. Literature dealing with the difficulties faced growing up and having to make sense of an often senseless world teaches many great lessons and eases the burden placed on kids. There is also one teevee show that can stand with the best of this budding genre.
Feast or Famine
Feast or famine. It’s a cycle that you have to understand if you would like to predict the stories that will be in the newspapers tomorrow.
For Madmen Only
The 74 bus pulled up to the curb and opened its doors in welcome. A few steps took me inside to the warmth and familiarity of the same short trip, made many days at the same hour to pick up my kids at school. I paid my fare with a plastic card and took my seat in the isolation that marked my time alone and loafing for the day, with nothing to do but ride.
Bestsellers!
Recently I tried to bring up the most important subject in writing, or at least the most important one I can think of. No, it’s not really about the metaphysical concept of a “Human Condition” or other esoteric stuff. I’m interested in why people buy books in the first place. After all, without that income stream there’s not much point in having a publishing industry.
Barataria - The work of Erik Hare 