How to Write a (Real) Book
You probably want to—and you probably shouldn’t—but if you must…
Write an outline, then stick it away where you can’t see it. The…
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Writer, Editor, Publisher, Designer.
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The Lost Art of Disagreement
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JK Rowling Holds a Mirror Up to Publishing
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For those of us who consider fashion a language—or at least a form of communication.
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Our literary landscape is littered with the remains of writers whose careers as reporters, memoirists and even novelists have proven to be fabricated. Is it ever okay for a writer to tell a lie?
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JK Rowling Holds a Mirror Up to Publishing
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My father, Morgan Johnson, has all the elements of the wildly successful entrepreneur: a concoction of…
How To Be an Accidental Pornographer
Sex and terms of service, and why you should care
A couple of months ago my publishing company, Dymaxicon, inked a deal…
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How to Write a (Real) Book
You probably want to—and you probably shouldn’t—but if you must…
Write an outline, then stick it away where you can’t see it. The…
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The actress Hedy Lamarr was once widely considered the most beautiful girl in the world — did she also invent wifi and cell…
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