tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226169122008-01-15T18:37:16.816-05:00Word PangsWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-68277617456261186302007-06-02T10:21:00.000-05:002007-06-02T10:22:06.906-05:00The Science Fiction UrinalI have been a soreheaded occupant of a file drawer labeled 'science fiction' ever since, and I would like out, particularly since so many serious critics regularly mistake the drawer for a urinal.
(Kurt Vonnegut)
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicism, scams, fraudWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-31752506524497974592007-05-10T14:36:00.000-05:002007-05-10T14:38:51.526-05:00Communication BreakdownI’ve been known to e-mail people who were literally standing next to me, which I know sounds crazy, because at that distance I could easily call them on my cellphone.
(Dave Barry)
literature, writing, fiction, writersWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1140364703559098182007-05-06T07:53:00.000-05:002007-05-06T09:14:38.392-05:00The Writer's RefrainIf a young writer can refrain from writing, he shouldn't hesitate to do so.
(Andre Gide)
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicismWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-71661480206100950132007-04-27T09:59:00.000-05:002007-04-27T10:01:32.209-05:00Show Me The MoneyWorthy Of Hire? - Wordarts
Late last week, I had a phonecall from what sounded like a very nice young man who explained that he worked for Scottish Television. They were organising a...(more)
How Much Should You Be Paid for Freelance Work? - The Average Idea
If you’re just dipping into freelancing, or even if you’ve been at it for awhile, you could be grossly underpaid for what you do and not William I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-63360069043599737242007-04-17T11:13:00.000-05:002007-04-17T11:14:58.471-05:00The Literary HouseholdIndeed, the literary household is held together, so to speak, by paper-fasteners, and how other people get along without them we are at a loss to imagine.
(H.G Wells)
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicism, scams, fraudWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-60092103972304871382007-04-12T14:46:00.000-05:002007-04-12T14:58:42.337-05:00Kurt Vonnegut R.I.P.Kurt Vonnegut, Counterculture’s Novelist, Dies - New York Times
I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read the greatest American short story, which is "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," by Ambrose Bierce. (Kurt Vonnegut)
Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college. (Kurt Vonnegut)
I think that novels William I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-69674724594320664302007-04-09T14:22:00.000-05:002007-04-09T14:26:54.508-05:00Writing For MoneyDon't Quit Your Day Job - Intergalactic Medicine Show
When I attended Clarion West Writer’s Workshop in 1994, I was given two very specific pieces of writing advice from my teachers....(more)
Science Fiction Income - Whatever (Author John Scalzi)
Last year, in response to a question from the peanut gallery, I spilled the beans on how much I made in a year from my writing. This year I thought William I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-5738365256463634392007-03-20T10:27:00.000-05:002007-03-20T10:29:10.165-05:00The Misfortune Of Literary PeopleIt is the misfortune of literary people, that they have to write about something. There is no reason, of course, why they should, but the thing is so.
(H.G Wells)
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicism, scams, fraudWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1155147265856123352007-03-15T09:02:00.000-05:002007-03-15T12:40:55.841-05:00Genre Fiction Cliches & Writing RulesNew Additions (03/15/2007)
100% Guaranteed Ways to Create an Amazing Fanasty Novel That People Will Totally Read - SFFWorld.com
Dictionary of RPG Clichés
Grand List of Fantasy Clichés
Horror Stories We See Too Often - Strange Horizons
(Richard) Laymon’s Rules of Writing
Movie Clichés List
Not-So-Grand List of Fantasy Clichés
On Thud and Blunder - by Poul Anderson
Risus Fantasy Clichés
Stories William I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-82241179259913310922007-03-11T11:51:00.001-05:002007-03-11T11:51:46.847-05:00The Secret To Writing WellIt is imperative, if you wish to write with any power and freshness at all, that you should utterly ruin your digestion.
(H.G Wells)
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicism, scams, fraudWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-4077577192871186462007-03-05T12:16:00.000-05:002007-03-05T12:17:04.502-05:00The Surreptitious Proposals Of Literary MenThis is a thing innocent girls exposed to the surreptitious proposals of literary men do not understand. They think it will be very fine to have photographs of themselves and their "cosy nooks" published in magazines, to illustrate the man's interviews, and the full horror of having this feral creature always about the house, and scarcely ever being able to do any little thing without his knowingWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-47191207955769296562007-02-25T10:13:00.000-05:002007-02-25T10:18:10.123-05:00Guilty ReadsKing Crowned Top of Guilty Reads - Guardian
Stephen King has beaten JK Rowling to the title of the UK's favourite literary guilty pleasure. A survey carried out on behalf of the Costa Book Awards 2006 has shown that the thriller writer is the most popular choice among readers looking for an indulgent read, with the adventures of Harry Potter coming a close second. (more)
Books hip-hop off the William I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-34054656201711454252007-01-30T11:49:00.000-05:002007-01-30T11:51:34.342-05:00High Art & Romanticized Clap-trapFirstly, forget the romance of the writer's lifestyle and the aesthetic beauty of having a Vocation that calls you to create High Art and lends you total creative control. That's all guff. Any depiction of the way novelists live and work that you see in the popular media is wrong. It's romanticized clap-trap.
(Charles Stross)
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicism, scams, fraudWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1169407344294247142007-01-21T14:16:00.000-05:002007-01-21T14:27:11.950-05:00Hired Guns & Indie CheerleadersRaves For Sale - Slate
The most interesting add-on BookSurge offers is, for $399, a personally crafted review written by "New York Times bestselling author, Ellen Tanner Marsh." (more)
Writer demands to be unlisted from Amazon - Guardian
"Amazon's unfair trading practices are making it impossible for smaller retailers to compete. They need to realise that their size does not entitle them to William I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1168798965297233232007-01-14T13:21:00.000-05:002007-01-14T13:22:45.313-05:00Crimes Against LiteratureEvery time a Cooper person is in peril, and absolute silence is worth four dollars a minute, he is sure to step on a dry twig. There may be a hundred handier things to step on, but that wouldn’t satisfy Cooper. Cooper requires him to turn out and find a dry twig; and if he can’t do it, go and borrow one. In fact, the Leather Stocking Series ought to have been called the Broken Twig Series.
(William I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1140210716536878592006-12-27T20:09:00.000-05:002006-12-27T20:26:10.963-05:00Word PangsA strange and mystic business, writing. Almost no progress has taken place since it was invented. The Book of the Dead is as good and as highly developed as anything in the 20th century and much better than most. And yet in spite of this lack of a continuing excellence, hundreds of thousands of people are in my shoes - praying feverishly for relief from their word pangs. (John Steinbeck)William I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1166881205534987552006-12-23T08:38:00.000-05:002006-12-23T08:40:05.556-05:00Our Daily BreadNo writer should try to make his living out of science fiction. It’s fine as a sideline, supplement, hobby, anything you wish, but not a main source of income. It never was and shouldn’t be. (Horace L. Gold)
Top-Earning Authors - Forbes
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicism, scams, fraudWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1166375019133519952006-12-17T11:50:00.000-05:002006-12-17T12:03:39.146-05:00Bad Writing & HacksBad Writing: As Written Communication Skills Deteriorate, Business Schools Take Aim - Fox News
Are Tie-In Writers Hacks? - The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicism, scams, fraudWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1165600366093480842006-12-08T12:36:00.000-05:002006-12-08T12:52:46.113-05:00The Truth Will Set You FreeA writer must always tell the truth...as he sees it.
(Gore Vidal)
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicism, scams, fraudWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1165335733410608322006-12-05T11:21:00.000-05:002006-12-05T11:22:13.430-05:00Young TurksRare is the young writer who is not a consumate prick.
(Norman Mailer)
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicism, scams, fraudWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1164990025765110912006-12-01T11:19:00.000-05:002006-12-01T11:20:25.780-05:00Degree Of DifficultyIt's probably as hard to learn to write as to play the piano.
(Norman Mailer)
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicism, scams, fraudWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1164641988452644232006-11-27T10:39:00.000-05:002006-11-27T10:39:48.470-05:00Memory LapseThe sole virtue of losing your short-term memory is that it does free you to be your own editor.
(Norman Mailer)
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicism, scams, fraudWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1164390765470001022006-11-24T11:23:00.000-05:002006-11-24T12:52:45.606-05:00Freelancers UnitePublishers don't nurse you; they buy and sell you.
(P.D. James)
Freelance Writers' Manifesto - Well Written Words
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicism, scams, fraudWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1164044195818416882006-11-20T12:34:00.000-05:002006-11-20T12:36:35.846-05:00Rules To Live ByIf you use foreign phrases in your writing, be careful to use the correct pronunciation.
(Matthew Cheney - Rules for Writing)
We journalists make it a point to know very little about an extremely wide variety of topics; this is how we stay objective.
(Dave Barry)
literature, writing, fiction, writers, cynicism, scams, fraudWilliam I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616912.post-1163698249147569142006-11-16T11:54:00.000-05:002006-11-16T12:30:50.423-05:00Seldom Is Heard...Unless a person has so strong an urge that he will struggle to become a writer no matter what anybody says – if there is any doubt in his mind – he had better avoid this profession. He will almost certainly do better financially in some other occupation for which his physique, education and personality qualify him.
(L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Cook de Camp)
literature, writing, fiction, William I. Lengeman IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.com