Thursday, October 23, 2008

The Writing Wire for 10/23


The latest happenings in the world of books and related topics:

The L.A. Times Jacket Copy book blog dredges up some more bad writing tips.

• Murderati has a great post discussing the realities of using real people and places in your novel, and just how it works. Worth a look.

The New York Times is reporting the death of famed literary agent Pat Kavanagh. They also review Eminem's new memoir.

The L.A. Times (again, via Largehearted Boy) on Mia Kirshner's new book.

The Onion AV Club on Michael Connelly's latest.

New York Magazine's VULTURE blog on the confusing publicity for Synecdoche, New York. Also, Javier Bardem is working again.

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