Rebecca Miller: Filmmaking is brutal. You can control your writing
Rebecca Miller with her husband Daniel Day Lewis; she is the daughter of playwright Arthur Miller and photographer Inge Morath. Total by Rebecca Miller Canongate, €16.76 Kindle, €8.67 I meet Rebecca Miller in a Dublin hotel on a day when torrential rain has caused traffic gridlock. We’ve both travelled from Co Wicklow and have arrived […]
Lessons You Can Only Learn After Writing An Album: Brigade Share Their Newfound Wisdom On The Process
Creating the first album is a massive milestone in any artist or group’s career. But once the feat is accomplished, many doors are opened for their career. Tours, bookings, sync placements, and more are all possible once you have released the comprehensive body of work that an album entails. Releasing an album seems like the […]
Dear Craig Finn: here are some women writers you should read.
Craig Finn is the lead singer of a band called The Hold Steady and I have always loved his songwriting. Finn is something like a poet laureate of Midwestern malaise, extracting tragicomic pathos from a particular kind of exurban fuckery that speaks to my southern Ontario upbringing. So many of Finn’s songs are like perfectly […]
Edward Zuckerman On Writing the Funny Episodes of “Law & Order”
Oddly, I was known in-house as writing the funny episodes of “Law & Order.” That show (the original “Law & Order”) was well-regarded and festooned with awards and praise, but it was definitely not considered a laugh riot. But I couldn’t help myself. I became a TV writer after a career as a journalist and, […]
The Friday Reporter: Writing and editing about the modern workplace with Kathleen Davis
It’s not by accident that Lisa invited Kate Davis from Fast Company to join the podcast today. The work that Kate and her team and generating are speaking to those of us in the workplace — as if they’re reading our minds. Kate is the deputy editor for Fast Company, along with hosting their weekly […]
Bob Dylan Lives (and Greil Marcus is Still Writing About Him)
Some people really don’t like Bob Dylan. They look for reasons and find them in his voice, his mercurial politics and what some interpret as his contempt for his audience. Others think he can do no wrong. Their eyes refuse to see his human flaws and suffer no criticism of their god. Greil Marcus, on […]
Teaching Goal-Writing to All Students
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on November 1, 2013. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. On the first day of classes two years ago, I had students in my professional and technical writing course send me an email with their goals for the semester. I discovered they had no understanding of goals, […]
Southern Ohio Writers’ Group to host seminar at the Pump House
USA TODAY NETWORK CHILLICOTHE― Have you ever wanted to write a book or short story? Have you already written a book but the publishing side of things got confusing? Either way the Southern Ohio Writers’ Group can help you. The Southern Ohio Writer’s Group was started in 2014 and has been meeting at the Pump […]
Student Writing and Cartoon Contest Now Open
Contest supports civic education and engagement Door County middle and high school students, including students who are home-schooled, are encouraged to participate in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation’s editorial writing and cartoon contest, which is now open to all Wisconsin students. The contest is designed to increase civic education and engagement while celebrating the rights […]
Literary journal in flames after interview with Spectator writer
All is not well at the literary journal Hobart Pulp , Cockburn has learned — and it’s all down to one of our mischievous Spectator contributors. His words have caused violence, apparently, as nearly the entire staff of the journal have resigned in protest. Last month, Alex Perez sat down with Hobart Pulp ‘s top […]