Blog Entries

Stupidest Idea So Far This Year

There has been talk, and some in the media have taken it seriously, that certain people would be better off not getting a college degree.More >>

The Short Happy Ad Career of Ernest Hemingway

The man looks at the blank page. It is the first page of a short story. But there is nothing on it. The man doesn’t know what to write. He wishes he did not have to write anything at all. But he is a writer. He is paid to write stories. And he needs the money.More >>

Striving for the Great American 30 Second Spot

A guy writing a book for aspiring writers recently asked me this question: “Did your experience in advertising benefit your (fiction) writing in any way?”More >>

In the Eyes, and Wallets, of the Beholder

I often puzzle over the chasm that exists between the quality of popular artistic success and intrinsic quality. Of course, intrinsic quality is a subjective thing, though you can somewhat rely on a consensus among appreciators of a particular art form to generalize what is good and what is lacking in some critical way. More >>

Writer Writes About People Writing

Somebody once said – I used to think it was Ernest Hemingway, but now I’m not sure – “Writers are people who write.”More >>