By Porter Anderson | @Porter_Anderson From December 5, 2011 A review I wrote for the site Reader Unboxed. The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach Deep down, he thought, we all believe we’re God. We secretly believe that the outcome of the game depends… Read More
Writing on the Ether | JaneFriedman.com
By Porter Anderson | @Porter_Anderson From November 23, 2011 Part of my series of columns on publishing, Writing on the Ether, appearing each Thursday at JaneFriedman.com Reverse Penguin! So crikey. Just when you think you have it all worked out—the difference between mammals and publishers—you look up or down or somewhere and find a… Read More
Book Review
For all Ericson’s Thor-thumping references to Scandinavian lore and “whale roads,” Orange Whippey’s stark awareness of his own faults fans a pertinent line of faith: but for the grace of God, we could all end up, as Whippey does, without coffee or pants. Read More
Writing on the Ether | JaneFriedman.com
By Porter Anderson | @Porter_Anderson From November 17, 2011 Part of my series of columns on publishing, Writing on the Ether, appearing each Thursday at JaneFriedman.com Prometheus unboxed Actually, he had pants on when he brought Fire to my door. Those brown shorts the UPS guys wear. And while Amazon started shipping the new… Read More
Writing on the Ether | JaneFriedman.com
By Porter Anderson | @Porter_Anderson From November 10, 2011 Part of my series of columns on publishing, Writing on the Ether, appearing each Thursday at JaneFriedman.com One short golden age Careful. We are a destination for detonation this week, my Ethernaut. That plate is hot, these gases are flammable, and those matches are rattling in… Read More
Q2 Music: Why Writers Should Get Over Pop Music
iStockphoto / dblight By Porter Anderson | @Porter_Anderson From October 22, 2011 This post contains my take on the importance of getting beyond the everyday musical habits of popular culture for writing. It’s also an introduction for many to Q2 Music, the online-streaming contemporary classical service of NPR affiliate WQXR in New York.… Read More
Writing on the Ether | JaneFriedman.com
By Porter Anderson | @Porter_Anderson From November 3, 2011 Part of my series of columns on publishing, Writing on the Ether, appearing each Thursday at JaneFriedman.com Conference Gemütlichkeit So when the publishing gets weird, the weird go to conferences. Digital conferences. Transmedia conferences. Convene and confer. Confab and… Read More
Writing on the Ether | JaneFriedman.com
By Porter Anderson | @Porter_Anderson From October 27, 2011 Part of my series of columns on publishing, Writing on the Ether, appearing each Thursday at JaneFriedman.com Inspiration Nation If they’d asked me, I’d have nixed both the spelling “Syfy” and 95 percent of that TV channel’s programming. But… Read More
Q2 Music: A Streaming Resource for Writers
By Porter Anderson | @Porter_Anderson From October 25, 2011: I’m at Elizabeth Spann Craig’s (@elizabethscraig) site with a piece on contemporary classical music for mystery writers. Please join me there for the whole post, which includes some great… Read More