Jamie Brenner

doux-charme: L’art est la solution au chaos. —Frances Bean...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:55:28 -0400

L’art est la solution au chaos.

—Frances Bean Cobain

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Sat, 25 May 2013 15:38:59 -0400

Gia Carangi, Sandy Linter, Patty Hansen, Julie Foster by...

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:05:18 -0400

Gia Carangi, Sandy Linter, Patty Hansen, Julie Foster by Michael Tighe for Interview Magazine, feb. 1980. (→ x)

“Her problem was that she was so sensitive. That hard core exterior was a cover for her vulnerability.” “She loved the camera as much as it loved her.”
— Maurice Tannenbaum

What would you choose — love, or sex? Miss Chatterley...

Sat, 11 May 2013 19:03:26 -0400

What would you choose — love, or sex?

Miss Chatterley — Coming May 13

http://jamiebrenner.com/miss-chatterley/

Please visit me at www.jamiebrenner.com

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:18:22 -0400

“I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.” — Billy Crystal to Meg Ryan in “When Harry Met Sally”

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:23:00 -0400

I was in the Barnes and Noble on the Upper West Side last night when I learned about the death of Nora Ephron — what an appropriate place to get the bad news. What a loss!The LA times has a great piece today with some of her best movie quotes:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-nora-ephron-movie-quotes-20120626,0,5851932.story

Writers of Tumblr: Writers of Tumblr is now OPEN for submissions! + Twitter

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:34:12 -0400

Writers of Tumblr: Writers of Tumblr is now OPEN for submissions! + Twitter:

writersof:

Regarding submissions - PLEASE, read the submission guidelines before submitting, and the post explaining the new process and rules of submitting. When you do that, and you should because submissions with any more or less information that requested will be disregarded, you can submit your…

Coming in October from St. Martin’s Press

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:41:10 -0400

Coming in October from St. Martin’s Press

Move over, television dramas. Books are moving into your territory

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:34:44 -0400

From Heroes and Heartbreakers today:

http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com/blogs/2012/06/pass-the-serial-the-romance-serial-that-is?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HomeHeroesAndHeartbreakerscom+%28H%26H%3A+Front+Page+Partial+-+Blogs+and+Stories%29

"Write no matter what dramas and conflicts are happening in your life. Storms will rage, lovers will..."

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:41:42 -0400

““Write no matter what dramas and conflicts are happening in your life. Storms will rage, lovers will leave, and friends will disagree. Write despite the weather, your broken heart, or bruised feelings. There will never be perfect conditions for writing, when all is peace and tranquility. Chances are once one area of your life smoothes out, another will erupt. Find the equanimity within, no matter the conditions in your outer world.””

- Jessica Page Morrell, The Writer’s I Ching

Writers and booksellers aren't the only ones frustrated

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:36:00 -0400

RIP Nolan Miller. The designer who created the costumes on Dynasty — one of the all time great nighttime dramas (aired before most of the cast of Revenge was born) -said in in an interview with W magazine that he lamented the changes in Hollywood where actresses often wear a designer’s creation for only a night before returning it.

“Nobody buys a dress anymore,” he said. “When I started, Crawford would buy three things for the Oscars because she wasn’t sure what she wanted to wear. Stanwyck never borrowed a dress in her life.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/08/fashion/nolan-miller-designer-of-dynasty-looks-dies-at-79.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&seid=auto&smid=tw-nytimesstyle&adxnnlx=1339158668-cPOS6vH0gaium0Z2BZVBSQ

Ann Patchett: an author with balls as big as her talent

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 07:53:45 -0400

Ann Patchett is the author of my favorite novel of last year, State of Wonder. She also opened an indie bookstore in her hometown when every other bookstore closed. Yesterday, she took on Amazon in her BEA speach:

http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2012-06-07/ann-patchett-takes-on-amazon-in-bookexpo-acceptance-speech/710658/1?csp=34life&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+UsatodaycomBooks-TopStories+(Life+-+Books+-+Top+Stories)&utm_content=Google+Reader

"It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it."

Tue, 29 May 2012 18:40:24 -0400

““It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.””

- Oscar Wilde (via 4mbivalent)

thepenguinpress: The end of the Orange Prize? The big news...

Wed, 23 May 2012 18:34:32 -0400

thepenguinpress:

The end of the Orange Prize?

The big news today is the announcement that mobile company Orange will pull its sponsorship of the august literary prize. If you’ve read any of the previous winners listed below, you know this is unfortunate news. Let’s hope the award founders can find a new sponsor soon.

The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht

The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

Home by Marilynne Robinson

The Road Home by Rose Tremain

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

Small Island by Andrea Levy

Property by Valerie Martin

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville

When I Lived in Modern Times by Linda Grant

A Crime in the Neighbourhood by Suzanne Berne

Larry’s Party by Carol Shields

Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels

A Spell of Winter by Helen Dunmore

neil-gaiman: I gave my first ever commencement speech to the...

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:05:39 -0400

neil-gaiman:

I gave my first ever commencement speech to the graduating class of 2012 at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

I think I told them everything important that I knew about going out into the world and being an artist, so I may never need to give another one.

"Never be so focused on what you’re looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find."

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:19:08 -0400

““Never be so focused on what you’re looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.””

- Ann Patchett, State of Wonder (via 4mbivalent)

If you're only using social media to sell books you are absolutely using it wrong.

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:02:18 -0400

From author Nathan Bransford’s blog about the imperfections but usefulness of social media:

3) There are benefits to using social media beyond sales

If you’re only using social media to sell books you are absolutely using it wrong.

Yes, it can sell books. But the sales benefits are far down on the list of benefits that you will accrue using social media the right way.

More likely: You are making friends, you are learning about what else is out there, you are exchanging knowledge, you are discovering, you are communicating, and opportunities will come your way as a result.

http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2012/05/social-media-is-imperfect-sales-tool.html

For writers: Chuck Wendig's timely hockey analogy ...

Sat, 19 May 2012 14:48:37 -0400

As I’m working today with the Rangers game on in the background, I especially appreciate Wending’s topical analogy in his “25 Ways to Earn Your Audience”

“Take more shots at the goal for greater likelihood of hitting the goal.”

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/05/15/25-ways-to-earn-your-audience/

Good Writing Genes

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:25:23 -0400

So I was just reading about an fantastic sounding debut novel called The Innocents by a writer named Francesca Segal. It’s a modern day re-telling of The Age of Innocence. I wanted to order it but it’s not on sale yet, so I started googling the author and apparently she is the daughter of the brilliant writer Erich Segal, author of Love Story. Anyway, here is her website:

http://www.francescasegal.com/Francescas_Website/About.html

Super Sad True Habits of Highly Effective Writers: Part Two By Courtney Maum

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:26:07 -0400

I’m excerpting part of a great post by Courtney Maum via thetinhouse. I love the part by Heather Hartley and sadly relate:

“Writers, they’re just like us! They fret, they procrastinate, they fondle talismans, sometimes they even pray. This week, in the second part of “Super Sad True Habits of Highly Effective Writers,” we’ll get down and dirty with some seriously successful scribes”

Heather Hartley (Knock Knock, Paris Editor of Tin House): Nail Polish. OPI. The newest addition to my desk. In a rare moment of trying out a new routine of hand care, I bought a bottle of “Gettin’Miss Piggy with It!,” a glittery red holiday shade. Although more polish made it on my computer than my nails, after that first bottle, I just kept buying and trying. From “Don’t Touch My Tutu!” to “Hearts and Tarts” to “Pedal Faster Suzi!,” I got hooked on polish. Maybe it would help improve my writing in some sparkly way—or at least get me to sit longer at my desk while the third coat of “Gouda Gouda Two Shoes” dried. I keep adding to the miniature parade of polish lining my desk—I like to think the little bottles somehow help me concentrate better. Next on my list: “You Callin’ Me a Lyre?”