Cyberflanerie: Ken Albala, Ellen Prentiss Campbell, Susan Merrell, Zack Rogow, San Miguel Writers Conference, Oxt, Leslie Wells, Burning Man's Economist

Ken Albala's Food Rant Blog.

My amiga the fabulous writer Ellen Prentiss Campbell interviews Susan Scarf Merrell about her new novel and the influence of Shirley Jackson.

Zack Rogow on Literary Fame
(So true…)

An outstanding example of a cover
designed for Kindle

The new bilingual blog of the San Miguel Writers Conference.

Oxt: the new word that will make your slightly simpler, forever.

"A New York Editor and Author Goes Indie," Leslie Well's eye-opening guest-blog for Jane Friedman. (Love that Kindle cover!)

The Burning Man Blog asks: Does Burning Man Have a Favorite Economist?

Stayed tuned for an avalanche of blog posts: Rose Mary Salum's splendid anthology, Lisa Sharp on Cananea, and Araceli Ardón on the magnificent Missions of the Sierra Gorda. And I'm working on Marfa Mondays podcast #14, on the Apaches. Spent the weekend updating the website for my latest book-- more updates to do-- but anyway, check it out here.

COMMENTS always welcome.

Cyberflanerie: Chapeaux, UFOs & Other Sundry Communications Edition

+Oh, how civilization has declined! Anita Loos' astonishing hat collection, of all things. 

+Blomqvist 's Swedish UFO site on Kripal's article, "Visions of the Impossible" and book, Authors of the Impossible, and more. Great links to Kripal.

+Jacques F. Vallee on Boing Boing and home page.

+Seth Godin on Really Bad Powerpoint and on Reconstructing Generosity.

+Wink Books Tumblr.

+San Miguel Writers Conference Blog on 25 Literary Magazines You Can Submit to for Free.

+Charlotte Peltz offers a most original use for a rolled-up newspaper in 10 easy Steps to Housetraining.

COMMENTS always welcome.

San Miguel Writers Conference with Margaret Atwood, Elena Poniatowska, et al

Writers conference in San Miguel de Allende this weekend with (yeah!) Margaret Atwood, Elena Poniatowska, and many more outstanding writers from Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. I'll be giving a one hour "Techniques of Fiction" workshop during the conference on Saturday, a brief reading from my novel The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire on Sunday, and, following the conference, a two day "Techniques of Fiction" intensive (4 hours each day). The whole enchilada of info + online registration is here.

10 Tips to Help You Get the Most Out of Your Writing Workshop

The article is now a podcast (about 8 1/2 minutes). Basically, this is everything I wish I'd known when I started taking writing workshops, ayyy, 20+ years ago.

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Yes, I'm giving a two day only "Techniques of Fiction" workshop this February 2012, directly after the San Miguel Writers Conference, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Find out more and register on-line.

More resources for writers here.

P.S. Updates on the Reading War & Peace blog asap. Whew, I'm on page 987! Moscow has burned to a charred mess, Pierre is in a pickle, and Prince Andrei has expired in a most romantic fashion.