Nov
12
Humiliation, Eternally Documented
November 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment
When we’re writing, it’s inevitable that we will draw from our own experience. Whether in terms of story or character, there will almost always be shades of the self, flitting like ghosts in the margins. With the rise of blogging, social networks, and reality television, the lines of privacy are blurred to practically nothing. I’ve [...]
Oct
17
“Commonplace Books” For The Modern Age
October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment
I am not sure where or how the rather dusty term “commonplace book” came up recently, but it strikes me that by definition a “commonplace book” could easily translate to the modern day blog. A commonplace book is “any manuscript that collects material along a common theme by an individual”, and they were a common [...]
Sep
22
Bookish Folderol of The Amusing Type
September 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment
They say that busting cliche is one of the best tools for a writer. Here’s an example of it in real life: Authors reading aloud while on a zip line… Futhermore… David Wilk, the idea man behind such sites as our very own LiveWriters as well as Booktrix and Writerscast, recently interviewed the talented author [...]
Aug
24
The Writer in Politics
August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment
When it rains it pours! We’ve had so many fantastic guest posts recently. Thank you, thank you. And special thanks this week to Leora Skolkin-Smith for allowing us to post her wonderful piece from the Fiction Studio Books blog. Enjoy… The Writer In Politics by Leora Skolkin-Smith The question of “The Writer in Politics†is [...]
Aug
18
Where Is The Future? And Where Isn’t It?
August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The new world of publishing may mean doing some things differently, but it doesn’t mean throwing everything out that’s worked for so many years…
Jul
11
Every once in a while we here at Livewires pose a question to an author. Our question for the summer is… How do you see the world changing from a writer’s point of view? We posed the question to author (and friend) Erica-Lyn Huberty. Erica-Lynn lives and writes on Long Island, and is the author [...]
Jun
27
Every once in a while we here at Livewires pose a question to an author. This week’s question is: How do you see the world changing from a writer’s point of view? We posed the question to author Josie Brown. Here is her answer: The distribution model for books — and who controls it — [...]
Jun
9
Two Smallish (But Enormous) Things
June 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment
First, a comic about writing and drawing for a living… Small Potatoes by Paul Madonna (Click here to read The Rumpus interview with Paul Madonna. Read more Small Potatoes at angrylittlepotatoes.com) Now, a poem – Rita Mae Reese’s first book, The Alphabet Conspiracy, includes a short poem called “Waiting for Lightningâ€: Who I am begins [...]
Jun
3
My Corner
June 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment
When I was in 4th grade our public school had a poetry program. We were inspired to write and share poems, and at the end of the year our poetry was published in a slim moss-green volume. We could not wait to show our parents our own copy of a new book with our very [...]
May
25
Your Canvas Can Be Anything.
May 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment
There are more ways than one to skin a cat. Documentaries can be hidden inside illustrated mini-comics (Wendy MacNaughton’s Meanwhile), magazines can be enacted live on stage via the folks at Pop-Up Magazine: Stories, documentary films, interviews, photography, facts, and radio all presented on stage by well known artists (also, you can get drinks at [...]