A Star is Bored is fiction. It really is. But it’s also inspired by author Byron Lane’s years as personal assistant to Carrie Fisher, and there’s something uniquely delightful about getting to go on this ride knowing that the essence…
Give us the elevator pitch for your book. The Astonishing Life of August March is a quirky, comedic, coming of age novel about a boy who was born and raised in a New York City theater during the middle of…
This fall, PBS is running a program called “The Great American Read.” Earlier this year, they asked 7,000 readers to name their favorite works of fiction. The alphabetical list of 100 (not ranked) was then culled by a panel of…
Writers are alarmingly susceptible to certain overlooked and under-reported maladies. But early detection is key, and as a fellow author concerned about the well-being of his community, I implore you to take two minutes out of your day to review…
As the wheels of our plane hit the tarmac, the woman sitting next to me lost her grip on the powered-down cell phone she’d been clinging to throughout the flight. It landed with a soft thunk on the thin carpet…
Like virtually every novelist, I am happy to complain about the difficulties besetting me with regard to my *~Unpublished Masterpiece~* of a novel. I am confused by whether agents consider it young adult and grumpy about their desire to change…