Right now I'm writing a nonfiction book for FSG, The Undressing of America, about the bizarre cabal of cultural fringies who revolutionized publishing in the '20s with the original "reality media." And I'm collaborating with my old NationalLampoon-mate Will J ...
I've been blogging less lately about the trouble I'm having writing my book because I'm having a lot less trouble writing the book. But I feel guilty about neglecting my blog so I keep thinking I should make myself put the book down so I can blog about having trouble writing it. And even if I don't actually put the book down my anxiety about neglecting the blog makes it harder to write the book. ...
Lately I've been sending my non-writer friends a few links to articles about those of us in the writing trade and our psychological peculiarities. Not the most flattering articles, but entertaining, and supporting that image of authorial eccentricity that makes our generally unglamorous lives look a bit more interesting (and often gets us off the hook for some of our less sterling behavior). One ...
My son just finished his sophomore year of high school. Something for any kid to feel pleased about, but for Nicky it was a triumph: for nearly the entire year, starting in October, he's been hammered by severe migraines. He wakes up with them, usually two bad ones a week, usually another one or two not quite as bad. The bad ones come with intense nausea, dizziness, agonizing sensitivity to light ...
