An entertaining lecture by Kurt Vonnegut on the shape of stories.
Kurt Vonnegut is one of more than 100 authors whose writing advice I share in "Your Creative Writing Masterclass," my newest book. Published by NIcholas Brealey and available from Amazon and other outlets.Read Full Story
My dragon naturally speaking speech to text software has just been delivered and I'm really impressed with the results I'm getting so far! And actually to test it out I'm going to speak the document right now using the software. One important thing to note: If you do the tutorials before you start out on your own, you will save yourself a lot of frustration because you will know the exact commands to use. Of course, I'm going to edit this document since it's the first one I'm doing, but later...Read Full Story
When you think about children’s games, what comes to mind? Nintendo Wii or Game Boy? World of Warcraft or Battleship? But what about backyard games like ‘kick the can’ or ‘ghosts in the graveyard’? Shouldn’t these be included too? For Marlene Byrne, a children’s author and mother of two from Chicago’s Edgebrook neighborhood, the answer is YES, they should. For the first time at Laura Reviews, I’m happy to feature a children’s book author and share our conversation about the creation of...Read Full Story
In the spirit of including all types of authors and artists who have changed the world of words, I'm excited to launch the inaugural edition of Interviews with Awesome Musicians , featuring award winning singer and songwriter Dayna Malow . With a long career as a musician, Dayna has produced three fantastic albums: "Anywhere But Here, "Tangled Up in You," and recently released "What's the Worst That Could Happen." She regularly performs throughout the Midwest and also has opened for numerous...Read Full Story
The number of Internet users, 1.5 billion, surpasses the combined populations of North America and Europe, and that number is growing. Estimates put the total number of websites currently online at over 162 million. Facebook, the web’s dominate social network, marked it’s 200 millionth registered user a scant eight months after it’s 100 millionth user joined, and a measly five years after it was founded. Twitter, which recently reported a year-to-year increase of over 1300%, has helped to...Read Full Story
Yes, it’s that time again when hecklerspray leads you by the hand through the murky, briny underbelly of the internet in our Tumblr Trawler. For those of you that might be wondering, it’s actually a real boat that we use to burn the carcasses of hecklerspray writers who have passed onto Valhalla. It’s been a [...]
In his 2005 essay collection, "A Man Without a Country," Kurt Vonnegut passed along advice to readers he'd once received from his uncle, Alex: "I urge you to please notice when you are happy," he wrote, "and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.' "
To recognize their contributions to literature, the New York State Writers Hall of Fame inducted Kurt Vonnegut ’44 and Toni Morrison M.A. ’55 on Jan. 11 at the Forbes Gallery in New York City. At Cornell, Vonnegut studied chemistry while ...
In his 2005 essay collection, "A Man Without a Country," Kurt Vonnegut passed along advice to readers he'd once received from his uncle, Alex: "I urge you to please notice when you are happy," he wrote, "and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If ...
"He wheezed with laughter. He laughed at his own jokes. He was practical. He was shy. He amused himself, during workshops, by doodling." An essay on what Kurt Vonnegut was like as a teacher at the Writers' Workshop.
For devoted fans of quirky, unusual science fiction, this is an homage to Vonnegut, one of the 20th century's greatest, wisest, most open-minded yet misanthropic SF writers.Contributor: bobbygwPublished: Jan 04, 2012
The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library (KVML) sent out a holiday card this year, turning the author’s famous phrase from Slaughterhouse-Five into a Christmas-y greeting. We’ve embedded a photo of the card above, thanks to Writers Digest. You can visit the ...