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What kind of web video are Internet-based book junkies like you and me looking for?
Book blogger Chad W. Post had this prophecy: "Lots of people will watch this and think—hell, it’s not that hard to put together an internet show that’s at least this good. A bunch of different programs will suddenly come into existence, a few of which are actually quite good."
While he had a gloomy theory about what will ultimately happen to this burst of online content, it still made me excited to see what happens next in the world of literary web video.
Check out my feature on Felicia Sullivan and weigh in with your comments--what questions should I ask next time? What kind of video interview questions do you want me to ask?
Last month, Felicia Sullivan's stopped by to talk about her elegant book, The Sky Isn't Visible from Here. We talked about lots of things, including...
How To Work With An Editor
Should You Get a Creative Writing MFA?
Can You Write Your Novel At Work?
How Can You Turn a Memory into a Memoir Scene?
How Can Fellowships Help Writers?
Book bloggers are tearing their hair out about Love and Consequences, a memoir about growing up in street gangs that was COMPLETELY FABRICATED by Margaret B. Jones. The Amazon page for the recently debunked book alone contains enough crazy quotes to write a whole doctoral dissertation about the dysfunctional state of the American memoir.
Forget about people like that. My guest writers don't cheat.
Last week we had a visit from Janice Erlbaum, exploring the story behind her new memoir, Have You Found Her. During her week-long visit, Erlbaum delivered a graduate-level course about how she turned her real-life journals into an troubled, tough story.
Just follow these links to wipe the chalky taste of fake memoirs out of your brain...
Erlbaum showed us How To Negotiate A Book Deal.
Then she explained How To Become A Memoir Detective.
After that, we discussed "One of the dirty little secrets of writing professionally."
Then, we focused on The Fine Art of Journal Writing.
Finally, she explained How To Build A *Real* Memoir Scene