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

The coaching staff of the literary world

admin | July 30, 2009

When you’ve taken your book as far as you can on your own it’s time to get a little (or a lot of) help from your editor.

length: 3 minutes 40 seconds
featuring:
Keith Maillard, Janet Fitch, Kate Grenville, Ami McKay, Kevin Patterson, Ronan Bennett, Andrew Taylor, Tom McCarthy, and Ania Szado

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