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  • Now I'm on Twitter

    October 21, 2009

  • Follow me on Twitter too!

    July 30, 2009

  • The downside of technology in literary criticism

    July 2, 2009

    • When author Alice Hoffman read Roberta Silman’s review of her novel The Story Sisters, the author was not pleased. The review wasn’t stellar but certainly it wasn’t crushing. Hoffman, however, chose to respond in less than gracious fashion. She tweeted nasty comments about Silman and the Boston Globe, and published Silman’s e-mail and phone number. Apparently that last action was meant as ...
  • What Does the Birdie Say?

    May 8, 2009

    • I've been away for awhile, on both Twitter and Facebook, neither of which I planned to visit on a regular basis, but one does get hooked. If you're similarly afflicted, you might be interested in a couple of blog entries I noticed. One is regarding Twitter, and is worth reading if you like human motivations and statistics (or were ever skeptical of either), and the other is directed toward ...
  • A Blog about my First Tweet and Latest Essay--oh, Jesus.

    April 13, 2009

    • Well, humbled and impressed by the traction the boys at Twitter have achieved, I finally joined just now, and tried to find all my favorite Red Room authors and members. Please leave a comment here if you're on Twitter so I can follow you, and for god's sake, send people you meet over there over here too, to read the wonderful content on Red Room. I tweeted about someone comparing me to John ...
  • Traditional Publishing Now Powerless?

    March 17, 2009

    • Here in Istanbul I can feel the tremors coming out of the interactive conference in Austin TX this week after the explosive South by Southwest panel "New Think for Old Publishers."   I'm completing a new book and watching the industry combust. This week's events have helped clarify my options.Take a look at the following blog reports to see why an industry ...