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Mar.05.2013 Jealousy and the Writer You’ve probably read a few. They’re common on Amazon and other consumer book review sites. You’ll sometimes read them in respected print publications, too. They pick at elements of plot, character, setting, and pacing with razor-sharp talons. They shred themes and pummel prose. They may even...	Jan.26.2013 Jealousy and Envy Jealousy and Envy By Bernadette A. Moyer “Jealousy is defined as resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, or against another’s success or advantage itself and mental uneasiness from fear of rivalry, unfaithfulness. It is also defined as vigilance in guarding something.”...
Oct.13.2012 Five Ways to Compare Yourself to Other Writers Oh, hurray. Amazon has come up with a new way for writers to feel bad about themselves: Amazon Author Rank. If you weren’t sure before that you’re not a best-selling writer, you now have proof positive. Better yet, Amazon Author Rank tells you exactly how not best-selling you are! There’s...	Sep.30.2012 Is a Friend in Need Still a Friend in Joy? “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” We all know that one. That a true friend stands by you during adversity, is an accepted, unquestioned assumption in, I dare say, all cultures. Does the same friendship remain unshaken during your times of triumph? I hold the...
Jul.26.2012 envy I'm fighting that soul-sapping green-eyed monster. It gnaws at my gut, leaving me defensive and defenseless. I become someone I don’t like, yet, unfortunately recognize. I’ve been here before and never enjoyed the visit. I vowed to never return. I try kind words to buy my one-way ticket out...	Apr.06.2011 So You Hate Successful Authors? Well - Read This. DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #69: We Are All Savages Inside Dear Sugar, I’m jealous. I’m jealous of people who succeed at what I do (write literary fiction). I’m jealous of them even if I love them or like them or respect them. Even when I pretend to be happy when my writer friends get...
Jan.21.2011 "little yellow houses for you and me" One of the houses on the route I will take, here near my apartment when I want to go for a walk. The cheery yellow house sits on a very quiet street here near Santa Clara University. The street is called a "court," but it is actually a little roundabout street--it runs in circular fashion...	Dec.03.2010 Moral tales of a car crash I bought a brand new car last April and love it. It's a nice small SUV which is big enough to haul my long-legged son but small enough not to burn a ridiculous amount of gas. One hot Saturday in June, my daughter and I thought it would be a good idea to stop at the neighborhood Dairy Queen for a...
Aug.09.2010 Generosity and a Writer's Life School's about to start up again and I've requested a meeting with new and seasoned graduate students in creative writing at the University of Tennessee. I'll offer precise advice on how to apply for travel and summer funding, and for book subsidies. But more than that, I'll make a few remarks on...	Aug.07.2010 BASH AN AUTHOR TODAY (C'MON - YOU REALLY HAVE SOMETHING BETTER TO DO?) http://www.ingodsimage.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/envy.jpg The 15 Most Overrated Contemporary American Writers (PHOTOS) by Anis Shivani Are the writers receiving the major awards and official recognition really the best writers today? Or are they overrated mediocrities with little...

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