Posts by Michael Larsen
Failing Your Way to Success: 6 Reasons for Writers to Make Mistakes
I never make misteaks. –Anonymous To achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail. –Kirk Douglas There is one simple way to avoid ever making another mistake: Do nothing. You’ll never make a mistake if you don’t do anything. But the more ambitious you are, the more mistakes you can count on making in…
Read MoreWhy Now is the Best Time to Be a Writer
There was a New Yorker cartoon showing an editor sitting across a desk from a writer who looks like Charles Dickens and saying: “Make up your mind, Mr. Dickens. Was it the best of times or the worst of times? It could scarcely have been both.” It’s certainly a challenging time to be a writer, but for many reasons, it’s best time ever.
Read MoreWriters: Raise Your Voices for Change!
Talk-show radio is a potent force for the conservative agenda, but writers can help counteract their impact.
Read MoreMemoirists: Are You Fiction or Nonfiction?
There are four reasons for fictionalizing a memoir.
Read MorePublishing Goes to the Movies: Part 2
Publishing and the movies have an insatiable craving for fresh ideas, new writers, and good writing.
Read MorePublishing Goes to the Movies: Part 1
Publishing and the movies have much common, including domination by six companies, the need for hits, and the transformation caused by technology.
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