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Archives for July 2011

Every writer is a thief

July 6, 2011

Every writer is a thief, though some of us are more clever than others at disguising our robberies. The reason writers are such slow readers is that we are ceaselessly searching for things we can steal and then pass off as our own…

Joseph Epstein (via austinkleon)

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Joseph Epstein, quotes for writers

Whitey Bulger, age 23

July 6, 2011

Whitey Bulger

Filed Under: Boston, Crime Tagged With: mug shots, Whitey Bulger

Promoting Jacob

July 1, 2011

The publicity onslaught continues! Random House has printed a second round of advance editions, this one for independent booksellers, and again it’s a doozy. The cover is below.

Obviously this is incredibly flattering. It is not every day that the publisher herself personally goes to the mat for any novel, let alone endorsing one in such glowing terms. I am deeply grateful. Thank you, Libby!

Defending Jacob - ARC 2d edition

It is odd to read such enthusiastic praise while I am in the early, floundering, confidence-crushing stages of my new book. Even now, with three decent novels under my belt, I feel like an absolute beginner every time I start a new one. I think that will always be true for me. Novel-writing will always be an uphill struggle. It can’t be mastered. That is especially clear now, at the start, when the story hasn’t revealed itself yet. Everything I learned writing the last book does not help much when I sit down to write the next one. So this endorsement comes at a welcome moment. After all, Defending Jacob was a struggle, too. It is helpful to remember that.

Filed Under: My Books, News Tagged With: Defending Jacob

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