Duane Swierczynski Archives

Apr16
Hardboiled Writer and Journalist Duane Swierczynski: The Publishing Spot Library
"Stephen King once described this perfectly. He imagines novels as castles, and believes that there is often only one right way into the castle. You might sneak in a side window, only to fall on a bed of nails. You...
Sep15
The Adventures of Duane: How To Be a Journalist in a Difficult Time for Journalism
"I didn't catch the entire exchange, but I think my kids were pretty much carjacked with a high-powered Nerf gun...Now if this were a novel, the fictional me would have trained my fictional son to field-strip that plastic deathdealer in... Continue Reading
Sep14
A Dozen Drink Books: An Accidental Non-Fiction Career
"Truth is, getting old is the most hardboiled thing you can do. Make  it past 65 and your hair starts to go. Your body fails you at inopportune  times. You begin to suspect you’re surrounded by idiots. You have values... Continue Reading
Sep13
Bea Arthur Scares Me: How To Wrestle a Book Deal
"Stephen King once described this perfectly. He imagines novels as castles, and believes that there is often only one right way into the castle. You might sneak in a side window, only to fall on a bed of nails. You... Continue Reading
Sep12
The Best Imaginations on the Planet: How To Put Together a Mystery Anthology
"After the meth lab exploded, Karla decided she’d walk to the truck  stop. It wasn’t her fault that some moron had fired a shotgun and blown  the place up. Karla had been lucky, having jumped out a window before the... Continue Reading
Sep11
"PW got tired of smackin' me around": Building an Online Community
"For the longest time, Publishers Weekly treated me bad. Called my 'disorganized' and 'choppy.' Took one look at Big Book O' BeerSecret Dead Men and said it was 'muddled.' Said my little ol' Wheelman was "confusing." Dang. But now, with... Continue Reading
 


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