Ja! Ja! Es ist gut!
As Tacitus wrote in his Germania, the German people are– No, no, never mind… Let’s just do this the easy way… Hey, everyone! News! I Hunt Killers — guaranteed to be the cuddly, heart-warming,...
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This Week in Rejection!: A Literary Agent
Posted by Barry Lyga | May 13, 2011 | This Week in Rejection!
So, at the tender age of eighteen — and a college freshman — I approached my first literary agent. I had no idea what I was doing. My first semester at Yale, I was fortunate enough to get into a creative writing...
Read MoreWednesday Warren – Jeannie Needs a Shooter
Posted by Barry Lyga | May 11, 2011 | Wednesday Warren
I don’t really have anything to say about this one. Apparently, it began life as an uncompleted Bruce Springsteen song in the seventies. Zevon got wind of it and tried his hand at finishing it. Eventually, he teamed up...
Read MoreMemory Monday – The Death of Karate Kid
Posted by Barry Lyga | May 9, 2011 | Memory Monday
It’s safe to say that 12- or 13-year-old Barry was completely unprepared for what you’re about to see. Even though the cover of the comic book in question featured an arm dangling from above with blood dripping from...
Read MoreThis Week in Rejection!: New Blood, Part Deux!
Posted by Barry Lyga | May 6, 2011 | This Week in Rejection!
Remember New Blood magazine? A couple of weeks ago, I showed you their combination rejection letter/subscription sales pitch. Well, apparently I gave it the old college try one more time (literally — I was a freshman in...
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