Saturday, January 18, 2003

Literature The Psychotic Journey to that Splendid Place called 'Published’

Kafka, the Patron Saint of Unpublished Authors, approves of this letter.
Give these unpublished writers a break, will ya? Encourage your dinner guests to throw a few morsels from their banquet tables of experience. It's not the creme brule' the unpublished author craves. Heck, that only whets the appetite! It's the how-we-got-through-it meat and potatoes that will sustain them on their journey. The second and third helpings of, "There, there, you poor thing. You're gonna survive this, I promise. Now, take that rope from around your neck and get back to work.
· In Letter to Oprah [Books and Authors via my city-block]

Breaking into Books

Independent publishing persists against all odds - because people still dream of making their mark.
· Myths & Realities [CS Monitor]