It's a point of view.

A confession.

How time changes.

Newly published 1959 Asimov essay.

Interview with the writer.

Editing Roald Dahl's "The Witches" - great piece!

She was also married to Nigel "Quatermass" Kneale.

"The carpet was embroiled..."

'A book is a sneeze.'

Jo Walton on writing

The strengths and weaknesses of a famous journalist.

"perhaps I wrong the contributors to this volume by suggesting that half of them were either phoning it in or just bloody bad at writing."

You will mark Kafka's style. Its clarity, its precise and formal intonation in such striking contrast to the nightmare matter of his tale. No poetical metaphors ornament his stark black-and-white story. The limpidity of his style stresses the dark richness of his fantasy. Contrast and unity, style and matter, manner and plot are most perfectl…

"What I feel towards mice is naked fear."

Not sure how many of these were good in the first place...

Richard Cooper tries to differentiate between criticism, snark and trolling.

Famous essay resurrected by @dduane and @p_morwood.

Ghostwriter tells all!

From the December 1964 NYROB.

The New York Times panned my book, then had to correct the review to fix all their errors. So why am I not angry?

Awww!

1. Do you have a great High Concept? 2. Have you practiced for 10,000 hours? 3. Have you subjected your work to serious criticism? 4. Are you well read in your genre (and preferably beyond)? 5. Do you have a platform? 6. Are you willing to invest in your book? 7. Are you ready?

Compared to George R.R. Martin by Jo Walton.

Brilliant piece.

Nightmare experience for writer's first publication.

Complaints from medieval scribes. "St Patrick of Armagh, deliver me from writing!"

The writer Francis Wheen lost most of his archives in a fire last month.

DWJ on her own life and writing. Includes reminiscences of Tolkien.