Download or read book Author s Day written by Daniel M. Pinkwater and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Don t Quit Your Day Job written by Sonny Brewer and published by MP Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: P. J. O’Rourke said, “Creative writing teachers should be purged until every last instructor who has uttered the words ‘Write what you know’ is confined to a labor camp… The blind guy with the funny little harp who composed The Iliad, how much combat do you think he saw?” Like O’Rourke, William Faulkner had his own take on the Other Commandment for writers, the one that goes, “Thou shalt not quit thy day job”. Faulkner, who won the 1949 Nobel Prize for Literature, had, twenty-five years before, worked at the post office in his hometown of Oxford, Mississippi. Mr Faulkner was known to say, “One of the saddest things is that the only thing a man can do for eight hours, is work. You can’t eat eight hours a day, nor drink for eight hours a day, nor make love for eight hours”. He must have been determined to give something else (writing, we may assume, perhaps a glass of whisky on the side) a whirl when he tendered his resignation to the postmaster. “I reckon I’ll be at the beck and call of folks with money all my life”, he said, “but thank God I won’t ever again have to be at the beck and call of every son of a bitch who’s got two cents to buy a stamp." The authors in this book have tried their hands at some of the same jobs you have held, or still keep. They’ve worked on the railroad, busted rocks with a sledgehammer, fought fires, wiped tables, soldiered and carpentered and spied, delivered pizzas, lacquered boat paddles, counted heads for the church, sold underwear, and delivered the mail. They’ve driven garbage trucks. And like William Faulkner before them they have quit those day jobs. And like Faulkner they write. They tell good tales. If you wonder what work preceded their efforts to produce a great pile of books, if you would like to know how they made the transition to, as William Gay said, “clocking in at the culture factory”, then this is the book you’ve been waiting for...
Download or read book Sweet Potato Jones written by Jen Lowry and published by Month9books. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most teens daydream about things they don't have and places they've never been. But seventeen-year-old Sweet Potato Jones doesn't have the luxury of such indulgences. For the past ten years, she's been focused on raising her three younger siblings. Sweet Potato never wanted anything for herself. Just a roof over their heads, someplace safe to live, food, and clothing. She never dared dream of anything more. The family finally catches a break when they meet Mrs. Sunshine Patterson, the Bible-quoting, gospel-singing owner of the Soul Food Restaurant. But Sweet Potato has never accepted charity from anyone, and she isn't about to start now. And that sweet, Southern boy making eyes at her? He can keep that, even if he is Mrs. Sunshine's son. Family, faith, and loyalty will be tested in this spirited contemporary Young Adult fiction title from Jen Lowry.
Download or read book Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches written by Helen C. Black and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-09-18 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helen C. Black's 'Notable Women Authors of the Day: Biographical Sketches' is a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the lives and works of prominent female writers of her time. In this book, Black delves into the literary achievements and personal stories of these women, shedding light on their contributions to the literary landscape. Written in a clear and engaging style, the book provides a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts alike, offering a unique perspective on the cultural milieu of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Black's meticulous research and thoughtful analysis make this book a must-read for anyone interested in women's writing and literary history. Her in-depth biographical sketches highlight the struggles and triumphs of these remarkable women, revealing the complex web of factors that influenced their work, from societal expectations to personal relationships.
Download or read book Authors of the Day written by Grant Overton and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1924 edition.
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Download or read book Notable Women Authors of the Day Classic Reprint written by HELEN C. BLACK and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-12-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Notable Women Authors of the Day Between the production of Realities: a Tale, in 1851, and Witch Stories, there was a gap of ten years, which the young writer devoted principally to journalism. She was, indeed, the first of women journalists. She contributed to several of the daily papers and magazines. Presently a series of pungent and clever essays began in the Saturday Review, which increased its fame, and took the world by storm. The Girl of the Period, The Shrieking Sisterhood, Paying One's Shot, Mature Sirens, have now passed into proverbs. They made a famous topic of conversation at dinner-tables, and proved a decided hit. For many years a certain lady of rank had the credit of the series, until at last, after many futile efforts, Mrs. Lynn Linton was allowed to collect her own papers and publish them under her own name. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Young Author s Day at Pokeweed Public School written by and published by Kingston, Ont. : Pokeweed Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The students at Pokeweed Public School love to read and each year teacher/librarian Ms. Mudwortz devotes a week to exploring how books are written and published. The students all create their own picture books and then celebrate Book Week by inviting their favorite author for a visit. Things don't work out quite as planned though when Principal Slugmeyer fails to recognize the guest of honor -- adventure writer Reginald Thornbottom -- and escorts the wrong visitor through the school. As the grand finale presentation is about to fall into chaos, Ms. Mudwortz saves the day by finding the missing author. Teachers, librarians and kids alike will enjoy this entertaining explanation of how books are created -- brought to life with Bianchi's usual assortment of oddball animal characters and a lot of laughs.
Download or read book Clarence Day written by Wendy Veevers-Carter and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life of Clarence Day, beloved author of Life With Father, Life With Mother, God and My Father, and This Simian World, is revealed for the first time in Clarence Day: An American Writer. Using her father's diaries and family letters, Day's daughter, Wilhelmine Day Blower, creates a lively portrait of her father's Victorian boyhood, escapades at Yale, and naval experiences in the Spanish-American War-until he was struck down with rheumatoid arthritis. Forced to abandon an active life on Wall Street at the age of twenty-five, Day struggled to make a career as a writer and illustrator. His life with his hot-tempered father, energetic mother, and three redheaded brothers is the background to his best-known book, Life With Father, which was later produced as a play and a Hollywood film. Blower also shares with the reader other aspects of her father's life, including his unusual marriage and his contribution to the success of a new magazine called The New Yorker. Clarence Day: An American Writer brilliantly captures the dedication of one of America's favorite authors.
Download or read book Notable Women Authors of the Day written by Helen C. Black and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2023-02-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Notable Women Authors of the Day: Biographical Sketches, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.
Download or read book Tracts for the day essays on theological subjects by various authors Ed by O Shipley written by Tracts and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book American Authors and Books 1640 to the Present Day written by William Jeremiah Burke and published by New York : Crown Publishers. This book was released on 1972 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American books, authors, personalities, periodicals, organizati ons, and other pertinent information covering all aspects of the literary world.
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Download or read book The Spectator written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 1068 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.
