Jen's Writing Journey

Award-winning and prolific author Philip Jose Farmer died overnight at age 91.

My favorites of his books were the Dayworld series. What will you most remember him for?

• Book Review: Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott While stuck in the Fort Lauderdale airport yesterday, waiting for our flight to Houston, I had a lot of time to read. I finished this 1994 book, along with a novel and three magazines, during the travel odyssey.Lamott's reflections on writing and life are couched in real-world experiences that......
• Writer’s Movies I was watching Down with Love last weekend, and it got me thinking about how many movies and TV shows there are about writers. And most of them are a pretty idealized view of writers. Here are some of my favorites.Down with LoveWhenever I stayed home sick, I watched TBS.......
• Women and Sci Fi So I read the post about how women were ruining sci-fi last week. And I got mad. So mad I could hardly see straight. But not so mad that I started posting my rant in the comments. I would not have furthered the discussion in any way. I grew up......
• An Interesting Book? I heard about a book on the radio today that sounds interesting: Dirty Little Secrets of Buzz: How to Attract Massive Attention for Your Business, Your Product, or Yourself by David Seaman.He apparently describes some publicity stunts that can get good attention in the media. The local library doesn't have......
• Writing Roundup, August 21 We've got a lot of interesting news posts this week in addition to the regular blog suspects. The Business of Writing The Limits of Control This article from the American Journalism Review provides a good synopsis of the ethics policies and guidelines major newspapers are asking their reporters to follow......

• Useful Golf Book: 2nd Edition By Chris Kretz For those of us that enjoy the lighter side of golf, this is a definite must read and chances are you'll be rolling on the...
• Joe DiMaggio   Sports Memorabilia Even today's modern kids who might not even watch baseball or be able to name one single player have heard the name...
• Vampires and the Search for Humanity by Teal Ceagh, guest blogger and author of the Destiny's Trinities series. I’ve been on a marathon viewing of the second season of True Blood....
• Essence of Perfume by Roja Dove Book Review This is a perfume book review for the book known as Essence of Perfume, which was written by Roja Dove. The Essence of Perfume was...
• Player Profile: Vijay Singh Brief Bio - Vijay "the big Fijian" Singh was born the 22nd of February, 1963 in Lauoka, Fiji, and grew up in Nadi. His name...