With NaNoWriMo looming ever nearer, I would like to hear your best tips, tricks, habits, and techniques for staying chained to the keyboard. [more inside]
posted by BitterOldPunk on Oct 22, 2009 - 26 answers

Which author comes closest to Cormac McCarthy? [more inside]
posted by Bacillus on Oct 21, 2009 - 19 answers

I'm looking for a book I read in year 6 (1995), and I loved, but can't remember much about it. I think it was "world of O", or "secret of O", or something along those lines, but searches on that don't come up with hits on Google or Amazon. I remember that on the cover, the O had a sinuous line through it (like the yin/yang symbol), and there was a bit where the guy was given special gloves and socks that allowed him to cling on to a sheer cliff face (might have been a deep hole instead, not sure). Does anyone recognise this book? Help appreciated :)
posted by Anon Ymous on Sep 1, 2009 - 5 answers

Are there any reasonably well-known (or even famous) writers who are truly multi-genre? [more inside]
posted by wackybrit on Nov 10, 2008 - 54 answers

My friend has her first novel coming out soon, and I want to get her a neat present to celebrate her major-publisher, first-time author status. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by melodykramer on Jul 10, 2008 - 18 answers

I've been reading 'New Kings of Nonfiction' by Ira Glass and love it. I want to read more articles and books in this vein. [more inside]
posted by reenum on Feb 27, 2008 - 7 answers

Should I bother with a publisher? How much do nonfiction authors make off a book deal these days? [more inside]
posted by antipasta_explosion on Feb 12, 2007 - 8 answers

In the 80s, I read a collection of books by a gentleman who was a cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. His last name was not Bouvier. The books were all set in the High Society 1920s-50s in New England/New York. The other major part that I remember is that the Brownstone style of housing was utilized extensively. One book had a picture of a house on the cover. [more inside]
posted by TauLepton on Nov 1, 2006 - 3 answers

Author seeks London venue for Neutral Milk Hotel reading in November. Can you help? [more inside]
posted by Scram on Oct 2, 2006 - 18 answers

I'm looking for help in finding out who the author/publisher of a book called "The Camp" are [more inside]
posted by 543DoublePlay on Jun 19, 2006 - 2 answers

Creative ways to promote a self-published book online without spamming? (UK) [more inside]
posted by ClarissaWAM on Jun 19, 2006 - 5 answers

Name the author and book... [more inside]
posted by DieHipsterDie on Mar 29, 2006 - 10 answers

Which famous sci-fi author bet another author that if he wrote the worst book he could, it would become a hit? [more inside]
posted by pornucopia on Mar 21, 2006 - 25 answers

Help me find a new author in the style of Patricia Cornwell, Iain Banks, Christopher Brookmyre, Ian Rankin etc. [more inside]
posted by Leud on Jun 28, 2005 - 13 answers

What is the process for getting a book published? [more inside]
posted by Rothko on Apr 24, 2005 - 7 answers

Need to know the author of some pretty well known children's books...(+) [more inside]
posted by fabesfaves on Feb 16, 2005 - 5 answers