John Coyne has some stern advice for Peace Corps writers who hope to publish a book. Print-on-demand (P.O.D.) authors of all stripes should listen very carefully. "It is tough to get anyone to read anything," he explains. Read Tom Bissell to see how a Peace Corps writer can change foreign experiences into something sublime.
The elegant Brooklyn experimentalist Richard Grayson welcomes Ed Champion to his new digs in Brooklyn. Score one for the East Coast lit-blog team that includes everybody from Richard Grayson to Susan Henderson to me.
As long as we have the attention of all you New York writers, why not volunteer to write for charity? Galleycat has the scoop: "The NY Writers Coaliton is looking for volunteers for its 2nd annual Write-A-Thon June 9 ... So far, the organization has raised nearly $8,500 from writers at all levels of experience who've gotten friends to sponsor them in an all-day writing session that offers free workshops, motivational boosts, and a guest appearance by National Novel Writing Month founder, Chris Baty."
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