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Why do writers write? We don't have a choice

Why do writers write? After all, writing is lonesome work. Spend much time at it and it cuts you off from the so-called “real” world. You don't answer the phone, you don't watch TV, you don't chat with your neighbors. You barely even go online. You spend way too much time in your pajamas. You don't wash your hair. You forget to call your mother. Continue

Kevin Smith's podcast-based book 'Shooting the S*** ' keeps 'Clerks' director in past and future
Thursday evening, Kevin Smith will be signing copies of his new book, "Shooting the S*** with Kevin Smith," (Titan Books, $14.95) at the Union Square Barns and Noble. His last book, "My Boring-Ass Life," was a best seller. Still, the writer and director of films such as "Clerks," "Dogma" and "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" isn't ready to be called an author. Continue
 

• Paul Hemphill, 73, a novelist and journalist, died of oral cancer in Atlanta, Ga. The focuses of his writing were country music, sports, and the haunted legacy of the South. He was the author of 15 books, including his 1993 memoir, Leaving Birmingham.