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Apr.07.2010 - 6:10 am
Shelf Life: A literary award that doesn't expire
The greatest fault of literary awards is that they, like the review industry, are largely directed at new writing. There is no reason why the “best” books should be “new” books....
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Feb.26.2010 - 5:05 am
Crowdsourcing literary fiction?
  HarperCollins has turned to “crowdsourcing” to find material to publish. Their online site www.authonomy.com invites authors to submit their novels to be reviewed by other...
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Feb.26.2010 - 5:02 am
Eternal return: used hardcovers and ephemeral e-books
Unaware, perhaps, that they no are no longer reaping rewards for their creator, used copies of my novels find their ways into online used bookstores and resell and resell. What...
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Feb.26.2010 - 4:59 am
Publishing is dead. Long live literary fiction publishing.
Do you remember in the nineties, when those enemies of progress decried the big box booksellers nudging independent stores out of business? They claimed chainstore dominance would...
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Dec.02.2009 - 8:13 am
In response to: Best Gift Book
Walk On, Bright Boy by Charles Davis
Set in Medieval Spain, this story of a boy's first confrontation with political and religious corruption strives less...
Nov.28.2009 - 6:02 am
In response to: I love my Kindle, but . . .
Will Kindle eventually alter the publishing industry?
By now you probably know that Kindle is expanding. Available now for a while on iPhone and iPod Touch it is now...
Oct.03.2009 - 3:57 am
In response to: I am competing with an author who is a dog
I will
I shouldn't underestimate the possible benefits of serendipity. I just hope my book is not like something Koontz fans...
Sep.22.2009 - 3:13 pm
In response to: I am competing with an author who is a dog
Naming
Thanks for the kind words. Parents just don't think of these things when they name their kids.
Sep.08.2009 - 4:09 am
In response to: Is Novel Writing Self Indulgent?
Hubris
I like that response. After all God was created in the author/artist's image!
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About Victoria

Victoria N. Alexander, “Tori,” author of Naked Singularity (2003) andSmoking Hopes (1996), is co-founder of Dactyl Foundation in NYC. With a Ph.D. in English specializing in Philosophy of Science, Alexander has published articles on science, art and poetics....
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Victoria’s Favorite Books

The Sea by John Banville, Money by Martin Amis, London Fields by Martin Amis, Black Dogs by Ian McEwan, The Well-Beloved by Thomas Hardy, The Real Life of...