Like most writers, I have this recurring fantasy. It involves a large library, thousands of books, a bowl of jello and Jessica Alba. Oh wait, that’s a different fantasy. The
Category: Memoirs
The Hardest Book You’ll Ever Write: Book Number TwoThe Hardest Book You’ll Ever Write: Book Number Two
Some years back, after I finished my first novel, I was faced with a daunting question: Could I possibly write another? For anyone who has never written a first novel,
Breaking News: Author Gundrum Gains Control of duanegundrum.comBreaking News: Author Gundrum Gains Control of duanegundrum.com
In a move that is certainly going to cause stock markets around the world to increase and decrease at different levels, depending upon other, important national and international news, the
When is it Okay to Steal Another’s Ideas?When is it Okay to Steal Another’s Ideas?
The other day, I was reading through different blogs, specifically looking for information about a political theory that’s always been one of my pet projects. Because my theory has never
This Just In! Duane’s 2011 Spending Plan Extension Has Been Approved!This Just In! Duane’s 2011 Spending Plan Extension Has Been Approved!
(Brucoe, the one independent member of Duane’s government. He is still undecided on the budget.) Today, after a marathon session involving his partisan stuffed animals, Duane Gundrum has declared
If I Had the Job I Really WantedIf I Had the Job I Really Wanted
I’ve been giving this a lot of thought lately. Not sure why, but it just keeps coming up in my mind. I wonder what it would take to finally get
Memoir Books Are Being Slowly Replaced by Lazy WritersMemoir Books Are Being Slowly Replaced by Lazy Writers
I was in the bookstore the other day looking over the selections of books when I came across a really interesting book of which I had heard nothing so far.
My Thoughts on Memoirs and AutobiographiesMy Thoughts on Memoirs and Autobiographies
We live in an age where we seem to get a lot of autobiographical tripe paraded before us as legitimate prose and original content. Recently, previous political leaders have released
Bristol Palin to Write the Book of Her Life…I Can’t Wait….Bristol Palin to Write the Book of Her Life…I Can’t Wait….
Nothing depresses me more than to see that a woman who is 20 years old, who has done nothing special with her life other than live in the shadow of
What’s Going on with Duane These Days? Could it be transmogrification?What’s Going on with Duane These Days? Could it be transmogrification?
I realized just a little while ago that almost all of my posts have been about something, rather than about me. I know that sounds a little strange, but what