My new article at The Rumpus deals with the curious intersection between power tools and celebrity authorship. Going there and reading it right this second is heavily advised.
An early shout about this excellent event I'll be taking part in next month, The Novel: Live. Essentially, 36 authors will take turns in 2-hour slots writing an entire novel in real time, in front of a live audience, on a huge screen. It's a benefit for literacy programs through the Richard Hugo House, and the resulting work, which will no doubt be a literary colossus, will be published to widespread acclaim. If you're in Seattle, you should definitely swing by for a cocktail and heckle me while I'm on: Friday the 15th at 2pm.
Check out this interview with my agent Steve Malk. He looks a whole lot like he just busted out of detention at The Breakfast Club. I only read far enough to make sure he mentioned me, but it's possible he has some smart stuff to say after that about the world of publishing.
