Writing-related resources, news, and reflections to enjoy over the weekend.
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere this week, Wil S. Hylton’s profile of Laura Hillenbrand for The New York Times magazine provides an excellent craft seminar in narrative nonfiction.
“In fact, it feels strangely simple: I have used up my material, the stuff from which I craft stories. I don’t have anything now. Maybe I will have more soon. Or not soon. Or not.” From Robin Black’s resonant (and much-cited among my Twitter connections) essay “On Being Empty: When a Writer Isn’t Writing.”
Terrific spotlight on poet Joan Naviyuk Kane in the latest Harvard Magazine.
To a considerable extent, librarian and book reviewer Deb Baker’s post “On Being ‘Discontinued'” is another installment in the ongoing “writing for free” discussion.
“Jill Lepore had written my book.” That’s what Noah Berlatsky discovered some months ago. Here’s what happened next.
Enjoy the weekend, all!
Deb Baker’s post is interesting. I just had my Senior News Newspaper book review column discontinued after more than 10 years of work. I was never paid. I still don’t have any idea why I was dropped. Neither does my former editor as the Publisher made the decision without explanation.
My local, including up to county level, newspapers welcome freelance submissions as long as they as free. At least one gives me a byline for the pro bono articles I write about local literary events.
Kevin, I’m really sorry to hear this.
Good find, Erika! I so want to do Kane’s Native poets retreat!! Just love her work, and somehow missed this article.
Well, I *just* found it.