Production on the new podcast is a liiiiitle bit behind. New one is coming soon. Until then, you might enjoy this.
Today on Twitter, agent Chris Richman tweeted about a funny Onion story having to do with writing. This sent me tripping down memory lane, thinking about all the great Onion stories they've done concerning writers, litearture, and the sometimes painful collision of the two. So here's a small round-up of some of my faves. (Um, for those unfamiliar with the Onion, I'll just offer a small warning that they're not always PC, they often use blue language, but it's always done for humor. Still, those with tender dispositions might want to turn away now.)
Sci-Fi Writer Attributes Everything Mysterious To 'Quantum Flux'
My Novel Addresses Universal Themes Of Humanity And Has Fucking
Someday, I Will Copyedit The Great American Novel
Author Too Much Of A Pussy To Kill Off Characters
Heroic Computer Dies To Save World From Master's Thesis
Third-Person Limited Omniscient Narrator Blown Away By Surprise Ending
Maya Angelou Honored For Courage, Blackness
Scholars Discover 23 Blank Pages That May As Well Be Lost Samuel Beckett Play
Author To Use Water As Metaphor
Books Don't Take You Anywhere
Nation's Teens Disappointed By Banned Books
There Are So Many Experiences I Want To Write About Having Had
Area Woman Fulfills Dream Of Becoming Writer By Getting Job At Bookstore
Masters In Writing Fails To Create Master Of Writing
Author Wishes She Hadn't Blown Personal Tragedy On First Book
Self-Help Book Believes It Can Be A Bestseller Someday
Nation Afraid To Admit 9-Year-Old Disabled Poet Really Bad
Area Man Well-Versed In First Thirds Of Great Literature
My Short Fiction Will Restore America's Romantic Spirit
Monster At End Of Book Claims Life Of TV's Grover
It's Funny How What You're Saying Relates To My Novel
Novelist Thinks People Shrug 10 Times More Than They Actually Do
First-Time Novelist Constantly Asking Wife What It's Like To Be A Woman
Novelists Strike Fails To Affect Nation Whatsoever
Friday, August 14, 2009
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Thank you for the laugh!! Nothing like the Onion--and they even mentioned THE MONSTER AT THE END OF THIS BOOK! I love that book.
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