Author: Richard Donnelly

So stop trying to write better. Master the basics. Luckily, the basics are easily mastered…

Or, more like, three bucks…

The customer is always right…

“Do you think all these writers are being honest?”

“All you talk about is failure,” Emily said…

We are told writing is sacred. All writing, but especially our writing…

They want to be writers. They talk about being writers all the time, and I want to be clear, this is okay…

This is why it’s not so bad to be the little guy. Besides the money of course…

There are newly-minted MFA programs every year. Some have gone online, saving the student money…

We have nothing to lose but our chains…

Emily is short and dark. Such women are dangerous. Everything is compressed into a small package…

I don’t know why they make students do this, stand at a podium and recite their unfinished work. Everyone is terrified…

“That’s not what they think in New York. And New York is where all the publishing decisions are made…”

Life has changed. Fundamentally. Irrevocably…

It’s all because of lawyers. Lawyers don’t trust anyone. They literally see dishonesty in everyone they meet…

What I want are books that don’t confuse me. A confused reader is an angry reader…

He scowled, pursed his lips, and gave this assessment. “They’re wrong….”

So writers, stop it. Just stop it. You’re not real, or tough, or funny….