Author Archives: RasoirJ
My Oscar Pick
The run-up to the Oscars this week – a “run-up” that seems to have lasted for months now – reminds me of a fundamental truth about awards shows: everybody needs a good movie to root for. I’m a little handicapped … Read more
The Promise of eBooks
Author’s Note: Glenn Galen, the friend of a friend on Facebook, wrote today’s Ras-curated guest post. Glenn is a songwriter, recording artist, and head of a small technology company.
My Lie-Lay Conundrum
I realize that one sign of impending codgerdom is the urge to rant – or even write a letter to the offending newspaper – when you spot an egregious grammatical error in print. Where have all the hawk-eyed copy editors … Read more
The Blog-to-Book Fantasy
When I teach introductory courses on blogging, sooner or later a student will always raise a version of this question: what about a book? Can’t you put together a bunch of your blog posts and make a book that publishers … Read more
Ras’s Web Gems: Small Demons
Small Demons is one of the more intriguing ideas for a Web site I’ve seen in the new-media era. Valla Vakili, CEO and founder of the LA-based start-up, calls the site, which is still very much a work-in-progress, “a concordance … Read more
Twain on Dickens: “Only a Man”
Charles Dickens, probably the greatest nineteenth-century British novelist, is celebrating his 200th this week. Or would be if he were alive. This week I also happen to be working up a short seminar called “Mark Twain: The Man and His … Read more
TED THE CAT
Ted the Cat (1994-present) is a domestic shorthair blogger and vers libre poet. He also enjoys sleeping, eating, and lurking. Ted the Cat co-habits with Kaze,
also a blogger at 317am.net.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Kaze
Kaze is Washington DC area writing guru Steve Altman. The nickname is Japanese for “the wind.” Read more »
RasoirJ
Ras at Texas BBQ in DC, site of lunchtime chats with Kaze on the art and agony of writing. Ras is also known in some publishing circles as George Clack. Read more »