Posted by Barry Lyga | May 18, 2015 | Geeking Out
[Warning: Spoilers for Mad Men.] Of course it ended with a commercial. In retrospect, it’s obvious and the only way to do it, but I applaud Matt Weiner for picking the absolute perfect commercial, one that is not merely...
Read MorePosted by Barry Lyga | May 13, 2015 | Life
A few days back, Laura June, writing on The Awl, published a piece titled “Every Day is a Disaster.” At 10:15 am on Monday, I got a text from Zelda’s nanny, who we expected at around 11:30 am: She was sick, and she...
Read MorePosted by Barry Lyga | May 11, 2015 | The Publishing Biz, Writing
A piece of the final page of Blood of My Blood from copyediting. Click for the whole image. Spoilers!I’ve written before about copyediting. More specifically, about copyeditors. And more specifically than that about the...
Read MorePosted by Barry Lyga | May 8, 2015 | Life, The Publishing Biz, Writing
The fifteenth episode of Writing in Real Life…lives! The winner of the first WiRL contest! Some necessary followup discussion on the nature of writing routines. Morgan wakes up early. Introducing Lyga’s Axiom. Morgan needs...
Read MorePosted by Barry Lyga | May 7, 2015 | Schedule, Writing
Once again, the season conjures a terrific slate of authors for your pleasure! As always, each event takes place between 6:00pm and 7:30pm of the night in question, at the Jefferson Market Branch of the New York Public Library,...
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