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ICYM these: Some interesting ish from around the net.

Submitted by kimmoritsugu on June 24, 2014 - 3:25pm
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Writer Anne Lamott

1) A fascinating piece by celebrated novelist/writer Karl Ove Knausgaard about the self-loathing that has driven his lifelong desire for fame:

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes...

2) Submissions Only is a charming, funny, quirky web series about musical theatre pros on and off-Broadway, written and directed by New York musical theatre actors Penny Weatherhead (Legally Blonde) and Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies) with cameos from theatre stars like Audra McDonald, Joel Grey, and Judith Light, and with dreamboat Broadway leading man Santino Fontana (Prince Charming in CInderella, the voice of Hans in the movie Frozen) as the love interest. I loved it, especially the recently aired finale to season 3. Watch it here:

http://www.submissionsonly.com/

3) So best-selling e-books aren’t the answer to our prayers? I think I heard a collective whew of relief when this blog post made the rounds on facebook last week:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06...

4) A reason to start following writer Anne Lamott on Twitter: her so-true-it-hurts tweet of June 20th:

ANNE LAMOTT ‪@ANNELAMOTT‬
Jun 20
How to write: sit at desk. Look pained, as if you have a spastic colon. Feel deep self pity, & rage. Resent everyone. Then, bitterly, begin.

5) Which litfests will you be hitting up this fall? A comprehensive roundup of upcoming Canadian literary love-ins; there sure are a lot of them.

http://49thshelf.com/Blog/2014...

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Hello, my name is Diane!

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Submitted by sandraridley on September 1, 2014 - 8:04am

Hello, my name is Diane!

Well, no. It’s not. But this is what happens when I get nervous—the wrong words leave my mouth. I blurt statements I don’t believe. I say things that are incredibly, obviously erroneous and false. Many times, even within the most simple of friendly conversations, I’m unable to say anything at all. But I did say that though—“Hello, my name is Diane”—to a warm and approachable Diane, the real Diane, a writer from Alberta who had just introduced herself, fittingly and correctly, to me. This was in 2008 at the Banff Centre. A group of writers were meeting, eight of us to each round table, for our first dinner and stress-free conversation. I walked in, sat down beside Diane, and, cringingly, that’s how our conversation began. Good god, I thought. I’m an idiot.

Kim Moritsugu

Kim Moritsugu is the author of six novels to date, including Looks Perfect, nominated for the Toronto Book Award; The Glenwood Treasure, shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Best Crime Novel award; The Restoration of Emily, serialized on CBC Radio; and the just published comedy of suburban manners The Oakdale Dinner Club. She also leads a walking tour for Heritage Toronto and teaches creative writing through The Humber School for Writers.

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