Just another working stiff

admin | August 18, 2009

No boss, no punch clock, no office meetings, so just how do writers structure their days?

length: 2 minutes 57 seconds
featuring:
Diane Setterfield, Ronan Bennett, Colson Whitehead, Laura Elise Taylor, Wayne Johnston, Carol Off and Sarah Waters

Experts agree: solitude leads to writing

admin | July 21, 2009

Whether it’s the case that writing leads to becoming an isolationist, or that isolationists naturally gravitate toward writing, it would seem the two are closely related for better or worse.

length: 2 minutes 40 seconds
featuring:
Tess Fragoulis, Donna Morrissey, Janette Turner Hospital, Adrienne Clarkson, Michael Redhill, Karen Connelly, and Laura Elise Taylor

Not thinking about the audience

admin | July 16, 2009

Now that the argument has been made for writing to a reader, even if that reader is yourself, it’s time to hear the other side of the argument; writing for the book itself.

length: 2 minutes 12 seconds
featuring:
Keith Maillard, Andrew Taylor, Yasmin Crowther, Ronan Bennett, Sandra Sabatini, Anita Rau Badami, and Laura Elise Taylor