Quote for Today: Anne Tyler
I don’t want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but I don’t think it’s supernatural. I think it’s just that when characters are given enough …
The Outsider as a Mirror: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Outsiders inspire fear and enchantment. What does our reaction to those who are different say about us and our beliefs? Literature and film contain shining examples of outsiders, but I …
Funny Name: What’s in a Name from American Splendor
Harvey Pekar was an American comic book writer and music critic. While he was not officially labeled a comedian, you may remember his witty appearances on the David Letterman Show years ago. He …
Quote for Today: Mark Haddon
Most of my work consisted of crossing out. Crossing out was the secret of all good writing. —Mark Haddon
Quote for Today: Stephen King
I have never felt like I was creating anything. For me, writing is like walking through a desert and all at once, poking up through the hardpan, I see the …
Quote for Today: Stephen King
“It starts with this: put your desk in the corner, and every time you sit down there to write, remind yourself why it isn’t in the middle of the room. …
Quote for Today: Madeleine L’Engle
I believe that each work of art, whether it is a work of great genius, or something very small, comes to the artist and says, “Here I am. Enflesh me. …