Catherine Mintz

Herbal Medicine

And the rest of the program. Tired of writers who just talk about willowbark instead of asprin? Here's a look at the real world of drugs from the garden.

Saving Charles Dickens' Writings

An article in The Guardian explains a project to digitalize the magazine Dickens founded, edited, and in which he serialized some of his most famous works.

Stephen Fry and Language

Two Interviews With Beverly Cleary

First, this video interview, which seems more geared for kids than adults.

And then an interview for The Atlantic, decidedly for adults. Both have some insights for authors.

An Interview With J. A. Konrath

"The The Impotence of Proofreading"

Taylor Mali gets down and dirty about proofreading. "... gone would be my dream of getting into Harvard, Jail, or Prison ..."