Author Archives: Dianna Dann Narciso

In one of my classes at the recent Florida Tech Creative Writing Institute, we read the first few chapters of All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. It was, of course, exquisite. But when the discussion began, a man in … Continue reading →

The publishing world is changing at a rapid pace. Social media is still fairly new and exciting. Put the two together and you get the new version of used-car salesmen: authors. Come in and buy. You know you want me. … Continue reading →

Black cat; white roof. photo by ssoosay via flickr Today*, on my various forms of social media, I posted a link to an article about a brief spat between Philip Roth and Elizabeth Gilbert on writing: Is writing hell, or … Continue reading →

Gabe Habash at Publishers Weekly tells us that “[h]alf of the top 20 bestselling books of 2012 in print were either Fifty Shades titles or Hunger Games titles, and only one book not written by E.L. James or Suzanne Collins…cracked … Continue reading →

Stop telling me what I can and can’t do! Photo by Storem via Flickr I was pretty sickened by the whole John Green speech at the recent American Booksellers Association ego fest. Here’s what he said: “We must strike down the … Continue reading →

I’ve still got the “my characters are cardboard” accusation in my head. Hey, you! Up there at the keyboard. This is NOT working for me. Photo by Denis Defreyne via flickr Let me recap for those of you late to the … Continue reading →