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Dorothy Parker’s reasons to live
The 13th of the month is as good a day as any for an affirmation of life. Grin and bear it. RésuméDorothy Parker Razors pain you;Rivers are damp;Acids stain you;And drugs cause cramp.Guns aren’t lawful;Nooses give;Gas smells awful;You might as well live. Now read her New York Times obituary published in June 1967: Dorothy Parker,…
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The amazing teen fiction factory
Writing fiction may no longer be a solitary exercise: other people may be involved too besides the person named as the author on the book cover. The New York Times spills the beans on how some teen fiction gets written. Kaavya Viswanthan is named as the author of How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild…
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How to write a bestseller — like an ad
Only the author’s name may appear on the book cover. But the book itself may be the product of team work much like a commercial advertisement. Writing a novel need not longer be a solitary exercise of a writer pegging away alone, putting down thoughts on paper. Indian-born Harvard sophomore Kaavya Viswanathan apparently received expert…
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